Jimmy Scarratt

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Jimmy Scarratt
Personal information
Full name James Scarratt
Date of birth 1868
Place of birth Wellington, Shropshire, England
Date of death 1933 (aged 64–65)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Wellington St. George's
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1891–1895 Burslem Port Vale 71 (15)
Total 71 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Scarratt (1868 – 1933) was an English footballer who played on the wing for Burslem Port Vale in the early 1890s.

Career[edit]

Scarratt played for Wellington St. George's, before joining Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1891, soon becoming a regular in the first XI.[1] On 19 September 1891, he walked off the pitchat the Athletic Ground in the second half of a 7–1 win over Loughborough in a Midland League match.[1] He was a member of the side that won the Staffordshire Charity Cup in 1892.[1] He played 20 Second Division games in the 1892–93 season, in the club's first season in the Football League.[1] He scored a goal in a 3–3 draw at Burton Swifts on 18 March 1893.[1] He played 27 of the club's 28 league games in the 1893–94 season, and scored seven league goals.[1] He suffered a serious knee injury in a match on 17 November 1894, which kept him sidelined until March 1895.[1] This limited him to just 13 appearances in the 1894–95 season, scoring one goal in a 4–4 draw with Newcastle United.[1] Upon his recovery he was unable to regain his place in the squad and was released in the summer.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burslem Port Vale 1891–92 Midland League 12 6 1 1 18 5 31 12
1892–93 Second Division 20 1 1 0 2 1 23 2
1893–94 Second Division 27 7 1 0 3 2 31 9
1894–95 Second Division 12 1 1 0 0 0 13 1
Total 71 15 4 1 23 8 98 24

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 260. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ Jimmy Scarratt at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)