James Imrie
Scottish footballer (born 1908)
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James Imrie (born 1909, date of death unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played as goalkeeper, for Kettering Town, Crystal Palace, Luton Town, and Doncaster Rovers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James J. Imrie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Markinch, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dunbeath Star | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ????–1929 | Kettering Town | ||
| 1929–1931 | Crystal Palace | 36 | (0) |
| 1931–1933 | Luton Town | 63 | (0) |
| 1933–1939 | Doncaster Rovers | 126 | (0) |
| Total | 225 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Imrie started off playing for Dunbeath Star, in Scotland before moving to England to join Kettering.[3]
Career
Crystal Palace
Palace bought 5 players from Kettering, including Imrie, in March 1929.[4] This was a record at that time.[5]
Luton Town
In August 1931,[6] he was transferred to Luton where became the regular keeper, playing 63 games in his two seasons there.[3]
Doncaster Rovers
Imrie was brought to Doncaster for the start of the 1933–34 season[1] by secretary-manager David Menzies who came from the same part of Scotland. He kept a clean sheet in his first game, a 1–0 home victory over New Brighton. He went on to play 140 League and Cup games for the club.[1]
In April 1939, over 4,000 turned up for his benefit match against Leeds United of the First Division.[3] This was to be his last game for Rovers as he wasn't retained for the following season.[1]
Honours
Crystal Palace
- Division 3 (South) Runners-up 1928–29
- Division 3 (South) Runners-up 1930–31
Doncaster Rovers
- Division 3 (North) Champions 1934–35
- Division 3 (North) Runners-up 1937–38
- Division 3 (North) Runners-up 1938–39