James Bellingham (footballer)

James Bellingham (9 April 1877 – 1 October 1955) was a Scottish professional football centre half who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town.[1][3][4] During his second spell with Southern League club Brentford, he took on the role of the club's secretary while manager Dick Molyneux was ill.[5]

James Bellingham
Bellingham while with Brentford in 1903
Personal information
Full name James Bellingham[1]
Date of birth 9 April 1877
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland
Date of death 1 October 1955(1955-10-01) (aged 78)
Place of death Harrow, England[2]
Playing position(s) Centre half
Youth career
Falkirk Excelsior
Falkirk Hawthorne
Woodbine Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1898–1900 Falkirk 12 (2)
1900–1901 Queens Park Rangers 15 (0)
1901–1903 Grimsby Town 4 (0)
1903–1905 Brentford 38 (1)
1905 Willesden Town
1906 Brentford 4 (0)
1906–1914 Tunbridge Wells Rangers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Bellingham was the cousin of fellow Falkirk footballer Thomas Bellingham.[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queens Park Rangers 1900–01[7] Southern League First Division 15 0 2 0 17 0
Brentford 1903–04[3] Southern League First Division 27 1 5 0 32 1
1904–05[3] 11 0 0 0 11 0
Total 38 1 5 0 43 1
Brentford 1905–06[3] Southern League First Division 4 0 4 0
Brentford total 42 1 5 0 47 1
Career total 57 1 7 0 64 1

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 24. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. Bellingham, James, of South Harrow, Middlesex; England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1966, 1973–1995
  3. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 357–358. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. "Falkirk Football Club Players between 1877/78 &1901/02". www.falkirk-football-history.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  5. White 1989, p. 86.
  6. "Falkirk FC Graves – Thomas Bellingham". www.falkirk-football-history.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  7. "QPRnet – Seasonal Stats – 1900–01". Retrieved 27 December 2018.


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