Jimmy Scarratt

Jimmy Scarratt
Personal information
Full name James Scarratt
Born 1868
Died 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

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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

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Source:[2]

Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division 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

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  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)