James Logan (footballer, born 1884)

James Lochhead Logan (12 September 1884 – 1968) was a Scottish footballer who played as a half back or left back.

James Logan
Personal information
Full name James Lochhead Logan[1]
Date of birth (1884-09-12)12 September 1884[2]
Place of birth Barrhead, Scotland
Date of death 1968 (1969) (aged 84)
Place of death Johnstone, Scotland
Playing position(s) Half back, left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1903 Barrhead Fereneze
1903–1904 Queen's Park 44 (7)
1905–1912 Aston Villa 145 (10)
1912–1917 Rangers 113 (8)
Partick Thistle
1917–1918 St Mirren 17 (1)
Arthurlie
National team
1913 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
1916 Scotland (wartime) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Logan is perhaps best remembered for his spells in English and Scottish League football with Aston Villa (seven seasons) and Rangers (five seasons), winning the national league title with both clubs and making over 100 appearances for each.[3][2][4]

He represented the Scottish League XI once in 1913,[5] and won one wartime cap for Scotland in 1916.[6]

Personal life

Logan was born in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, in 1884[2] and died in Johnstone in 1968 at the age of 84.[upper-alpha 1]

He had two brothers who were also noted footballers: elder sibling Alec,[9] a forward was a teammate of James at Aston Villa between 1907 and 1909[10] and also played for the Scottish League XI before being killed in the First World War; younger sibling Tommy,[9] a defender, played in national cup finals with Falkirk in Scotland and Chelsea in England and received one full cap for Scotland.[11]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1903–04[2] Scottish First Division 23 3 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 25 3
1904–05[2] 21 4 1 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 24 4
Total 44 7 2 0 3 0 49 7
Aston Villa 1905–06[12] First Division 7 0 4 0 11 0
1906–07[12] 28 1 2 0 30 1
1907–08[12] 37 7 3 1 40 8
1908–09[12] 28 0 1 0 29 0
1909–10[12] 16 0 0 0 16 0
1910–11[12] 14 2 1 0 15 2
1911–12[12] 15 0 2 0 17 0
Total 145 10 13 1 158 11
Rangers 1912–13[3] Scottish First Division 24 1 3 0 4[lower-alpha 3] 0 33 1
1913–14[3] 31 5 2 0 3[lower-alpha 4] 0 36 5
1914–15[3] 20 1 1[lower-alpha 5] 0 21 1
1915–16[3] 26 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 27 0
1916–17[3] 12 1 2[lower-alpha 5] 0 14 1
Total 113 8 5 0 11 0 129 8
St Mirren 1917–18[13] Scottish First Division 17 1 17 1
Career total 319 26 20 1 14 0 353 27
  1. Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup.
  2. 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup.
  3. 2 appearances in Glasgow Cup, 2 appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup.
  4. 2 appearances in Glasgow Cup,1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup.
  5. Appearances in Glasgow Cup.

Honours

Aston Villa

Rangers

Notes

  1. The death details given by the Queens Park historical site[2] appear to be incorrect: the Probate Calendar shows Logan still alive in 1954 when his wife died.[7] His death at the age of 84 was registered in 1968 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, according to the statutory register of deaths accessed via ScotlandsPeople;[8] this age is consistent with the date of birth as per the Queens Park site and with the statutory register of births. See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Football#James H. Logan for lengthy discussion and further sources.
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References

  1. Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 177. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  3. "Rangers player James Logan". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  4. "Logan, James Lochhead". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. "Scottish League player JL Logan". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  6. "Scotland player James L Logan". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  7. "Find a will: Logan 1954". Probate Calendar. UK Probate Service. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. "Statutory registers - Deaths: Logan, James L". ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. "1891 LOGAN, JAMES (Census 572/2 10/ 35) Page 35 of 44 [Census return extract]". ScotlandsPeople. 1891. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  10. "Sport, Football, Aston Villa F,C, 1908-1909". Getty Images. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  11. "Scotland player Thomas Logan". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  12. "James Lochhead Logan". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  13. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  14. "Rangers 3 – 1 Celtic, Glasgow Cup (12/10/1912)". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  15. "Rangers 3 – 0 Third Lanark, Glasgow Cup (11/10/1913)". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.


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