Jimmy Todd (Scottish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Colin Todd[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 12 March 1916 (aged 20)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Nord, France | ||
| Position(s) | Outside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Musselburgh | |||
| 1914–1915 | Raith Rovers | 22 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Colin "Jimmy" Todd (1895 – 12 March 1916) was a Scottish professional football outside forward who played in the Scottish Football League for Raith Rovers.[2]
Personal life
After the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Neilson enlisted as a private in the McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots.[3] He was hit in the chest by shell fragments near Armentières, France on 12 March 1916 and died in a dugout shortly after, becoming the first footballer of the battalion to be killed in the war.[3] He was buried in Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension.[1]
References
- ^ a b Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ a b http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Season_1915-1916_(Fell).pdf
- ^ a b "The Raith Rovers stars who never returned". Retrieved 2016-09-16.
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