James Bryce (footballer)

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James Bryce
Personal information
Date of birth (1884-01-24)24 January 1884
Place of birth Ratho, Scotland[1]
Date of death 30 August 1916(1916-08-30) (aged 32)[2]
Place of death West Flanders, Belgium[3]
Position(s) Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1907–1911 Queen's Park 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Bryce (24 January 1884 – 30 August 1916) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as a half back.[4][5]

Personal life[edit]

Bryce attended George Heriot's School between 1898 and 1900.[6] As of 1901, Bryce was an apprentice law clerk.[1] Prior to the First World War, he worked for the Scottish Union and National Insurance Company.[1] Bryce served as a private in the Royal Scots and the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) during the First World War and was killed in West Flanders on 30 August 1916.[1][6][3] He is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1907–08[5] Scottish First Division 9 0 2 0 2[a] 0 13 0
1908–09[5] 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1909–10[5] 7 0 0 0 1[a] 0 8 0
1910–11[5] 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 21 0 2 0 3 0 26 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 3" (PDF). p. 8. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details: Bryce, James". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b Ellsworth, Fred. "Queen's Park in the Front Line 1914 – 1918" (PDF). p. 15. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. ^ "They Died in the Conflict during Season 1914–1915" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Bryce, James". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Roll of Honour, 1914–1919 – George Heriot's School". p. 24. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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