James Comrie
Scottish footballer (1881–1916)
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James Comrie (31 March 1881 – 9 August 1916), sometimes known as Jock Comrie, was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford City, Glossop and Lincoln City as a centre half.[1][4][5][6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Comrie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Denny, Scotland[2] | ||
| Date of death | 9 August 1916 (aged 35)[3] | ||
| Place of death | near Méteren, France | ||
| Position | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1904 | Dunipace Juniors | ||
| 1904–1906 | Third Lanark | 54 | (15) |
| 1906–1907 | Reading | 36 | (1) |
| 1907–1908 | Glossop | 38 | (1) |
| 1908–1910 | Bradford City | 48 | (3) |
| 1910–1911 | Lincoln City | 12 | (1) |
| 1911 | Grantham Town | 1 | (0) |
| 1911–1912 | Stenhousemuir | ||
| 1912–1915 | Reading | 128 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| Southern League XI | 2 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Comrie's younger brother George,[7] cousin John and nephew Malcolm were also footballers.[2][8] While a part-time footballer with Lincoln City, he worked as an attendant at Bracebridge Pauper Lunatic Asylum.[9] In 1915, during the second year of the First World War, Comrie enlisted as a private in the Northumberland Fusiliers.[2] He died of wounds inflicted by a German trench mortar on 9 August 1916 near Méteren, France, during the Battle of the Somme.[2][10] Comrie is commemorated on the Menin Gate.[3]
Honours
Third Lanark
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Third Lanark | 1903–04[11] | Scottish League Division One | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1904–05[11] | 24 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3[b] | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| 1905–06[11] | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 32 | 13 | ||
| Total | 54 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 72 | 18 | ||
| Reading | 1906–07[2] | Southern League First Division | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |
| Glossop | 1907–08[2] | Second Division | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |
| 1908–09[2] | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| Bradford City | 1908–09[2] | First Division | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| 1909–10[2] | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| Total | 43 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 48 | 3 | |||
| Lincoln City | 1910–11[2] | Second Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| Grantham | 1911–12[2] | Central Alliance | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reading | 1912–13[2] | Southern League First Division | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |
| 1913–14[2] | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 1914–15[2] | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| Total | 128 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 129 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 276 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 302 | 25 | ||
- Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
- 2 appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup
- Appearance in Glasgow Cup
