George Thomas Russell Jessiman (24 September 1900 – 1986) was a Scottish amateur football outside left who made 120 appearances in the Scottish League for Arthurlie.[4][5] He also played for Clyde, Morton, Albion Rovers and Alloa Athletic and was capped by Scotland at amateur level.[5][1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Thomas Russell Jessiman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1900[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Gorbals, Scotland[3] | ||
| Date of death | 1986 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1922 | Arthurlie | ||
| 1922–1923 | Morton | 29 | (1) |
| 1923–1927 | Arthurlie | 120 | (58) |
| 1927–1931 | Clyde | 82 | (11) |
| 1931–1932 | Albion Rovers | 26 | (9) |
| 1932–1933 | Alloa Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1926 | Scotland Amateurs | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Morton | 1922–23[5] | Scottish First Division | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
| Arthurlie | 1923–24[5] | Scottish Third Division | 31 | 13 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 33 | 13 | |
| 1924–25[5] | Scottish Second Division | 31 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 11 | ||
| 1925–26[5] | 31 | 20 | 3 | 2 | — | 34 | 22 | |||
| 1926–27[5] | 27 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | 30 | 15 | |||
| Total | 120 | 58 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 130 | 61 | ||
| Clyde | 1927–28[5] | Scottish First Division | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |
| 1928–29[5] | 36 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 39 | 6 | |||
| 1929–30[5] | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| Total | 82 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | 86 | 11 | |||
| Albion Rovers | 1931–32[5] | Scottish Second Division | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 9 | |
| Alloa Athletic | 1932–33[5] | Scottish Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 258 | 79 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 275 | 82 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Scottish Qualifying Cup
Honours edit
Arthurlie
References edit
- ^ a b McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). p. 327. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "1900 JESSIMAN, GEORGE THOMAS R (Statutory registers Births 644/12 1092)". Scotland's People. National Records of Scotland and the Court of the Lord Lyon.
- ^ 1901 Scotland Census
- ^ "Arthurlie in September: A trip down memory lane". Barrhead News. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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