James Adams (footballer, born 1864)

Jimmy Adams
Personal information
Full name	James Adams
Date of birth	17 August 1864
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	24 April 1943 (aged 78)
Place of death	New Jersey, USA
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1884–1885	Norton Park
Senior career*
Years	Team
1885–1894	Heart of Midlothian
1894–1896	Everton
1896–1897	Heart of Midlothian
International career
1889–1893	Scotland
1893–1894	Scottish League XI
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James "Jimmy" Adams (17 August 1864 – 24 April 1943) was a Scottish association football player, who played for Heart of Midlothian, Everton and Scotland. He started his senior career with Hearts, and won the Scottish Cup with the club in 1891. He played for Everton for two seasons from 1894 to 1896, before playing one final season for Hearts in 1896–97. Adams won three caps for Scotland, spread across four years.

Adams once deliberately handled the ball to prevent it scoring a goal, and the outcry resulting from this incident led to the introduction of the penalty kick.^{[citation needed]} After retiring as a player, Adams became a football referee. He later emigrated to the US and worked as a mason, and he died in New Jersey in 1943.

External links

James Adams at the Scottish Football Association
International stats at londonhearts.com
Club stats at londonhearts.com