Jimmy Gemmell
FullnameJames Gemmell[1]
Birth date17 November 1880[1]
Birth placeGlasgow, Scotland[1]
Death dateUnknown
PositionInside forward
Years 11899
Clubs 1Duntocher Hibernian
Years 21900
Clubs 2Clyde
Years 31900–1906
Clubs 3Sunderland
Caps 3176
Goals 343
Years 41907
Clubs 4Stoke
Caps 411
Goals 42
Years 51907–1909
Clubs 5Leeds City
Caps 567
Goals 514
Years 61910–1911
Clubs 6Sunderland
Caps 636
Goals 63
Years 71911
Clubs 7Third Lanark
Years 81912
Clubs 8West Stanley
Totalcaps290
Totalgoals62

James Gemmell (17 November 1880 – after 1911) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke, Sunderland and Leeds City as an inside forward.[1]

Club career

Gemmell was born in Glasgow and played for Duntocher Hibernian and Clyde before joining Sunderland in 1900. He made his debut for Sunderland on 8 December 1900 against Sheffield Wednesday in a 1–0 win at Roker Park.[2] He was at Sunderland in two different spells; in 1900–07 and 1910–12 respectively, separated by a stay at Leeds United.[3] During his first stay at Sunderland, he won the 1902 English Football League Championship.[4] Gemmell made 213 league appearances for Sunderland, scoring 46 goals.[5]

In 1907 Gemmell signed for Second Division Stoke but after making 11 appearances scoring twice he was sold to Leeds City due to Stoke having serious financial difficulties.[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6]
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland1900–01First Division300030
1901–02First Division3110203310
1902–03First Division22710237
1903–04First Division2910103010
1904–05First Division32510335
1905–06First Division29740337
1906–07First Division30450354
Total1764314019043
Stoke1907–08Second Division11200112
Leeds City1907–08Second Division16310173
1908–09Second Division28840328
1909–10Second Division23310243
Total6714607314
Sunderland1910–11First Division20110211
1911–12First Division16200162
Total36310373
Career total2906221031162

Honours

Sunderland

References

  1. ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ "Sunderland 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  3. ^ "The Definitive History of Leeds United - Review of 1907/08 - Part 1 - Flattering to deceive". Mighty Leeds. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  4. ^ "Jimmy Gemmell". A Love Supreme. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  5. ^ "Jimmy Gemmell". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
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