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Roland James
James while with Brentford in 1922.
Personal information
Full name Roland William James[1]
Date of birth 4 May 1897
Place of birth Smethwick, England
Date of death June 1979 (1979-07) (aged 82)[2]
Place of death Stockport, England
Position(s) Inside forward, right half
Youth career
Smethwick Highfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1922 West Bromwich Albion 9 (4)
1922–1924 Brentford 35 (1)
1924–1928 Stockport County 33 (3)
Manchester Central
Stalybridge Celtic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roland William James (4 May 1897 – June 1979), sometimes known as Roly James,[3] was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward and right half in the Football League for Stockport County, Brentford and West Bromwich Albion.[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Bromwich Albion 1920–21[4] First Division 8 4 0 0 8 4
1921–22[5] 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 9 4 0 0 9 4
Brentford 1922–23[6] Third Division South 20 1 1 0 21 1
1923–24[6] 15 0 0 0 15 0
Total 35 1 1 0 36 1
Stockport County 1923–24[7] Second Division 4 1 0 0 4 1
1924–25[7] 3 0 0 0 3 0
1925–26[7] Third Division North 25 2 1 0 26 2
1926–27[7] 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 33 3 1 0 34 3
Career Total 77 8 2 0 79 8

References

  1. ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 87. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 152. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  3. ^ "Player Archive : A To Z – J". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1920/21". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 9 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1921/22". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 9 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 367. ISBN 0951526200.
  7. ^ a b c d Watts, Ian. "Roly James County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 11 January 2017.


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