James ‘Paddy’ Sheridan (15 May 1882 – 1960) was an Irish footballer who played in the Football League for Everton and Stoke. He also played for the Ireland national team.[1][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Sheridan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Downpatrick, Ireland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1960 (aged 77–78) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1901–1902 | Cambuslang Hibernian | ||
| 1902–1904 | Everton | 20 | (4) |
| 1904–1905 | Stoke | 12 | (1) |
| 1905–1906 | New Brompton | ||
| 1906 | Colne | ||
| 1906–1907 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| 1907–1908 | Bo'ness | ||
| 1908–1909 | Shelbourne | ||
| 1909 | Broxburn Athletic | ||
| 1909–1910 | Clyde | 2 | (4) |
| 1910 | Alloa Athletic | ||
| 1910 | Dundee Hibernian | ||
| 1910–1911 | Hamilton Academical | 5 | (0) |
| 1911 | Port Glasgow Athletic | ||
| 1911–1912 | Newcastle City | ||
| 1912–1913 | Ashington | ||
| International career | |||
| 1903–1905 | Ireland | 6 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Born in County Down, Sheridan had moved to Scotland with his family by the time of the 1901 United Kingdom census, when they were living in Larkhall, Lanarkshire.[4] He played football locally for Cambuslang Hibernian before joining Everton in 1903. He spent two seasons with the Toffees and then transferred to Stoke in the summer of 1904.[1]
Having been Everton's first Ireland international in February 1903[5] he claimed the same distinction for Stoke two years later, however he only scored one goal for the club (against Wolverhampton Wanderers in December 1904) and left at the end of the 1904–05 season.[1] He then played for several clubs in northern England, Ireland and Scotland for short periods over the next eight years.[6][2][7]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
Source:[8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 1902–03 | First Division | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 1903–04 | First Division | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Stoke | 1904–05 | First Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Career Total | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | ||
International edit
Source:[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1903 | 3 | 1 |
| 1904 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1905 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 2 | |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ a b Jimmy "Paddy" Sheridan, Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats, 16 October 2008
- ^ Joyce, Michael: "The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939" (ISBN 1899468676).
- ^ Census returns - Census - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
- ^ Everton FC On This Day, Neil Roberts; eBook Partnership, 2012; ISBN 9781909178243
- ^ James Sheridan (Jimmy Sheridan or Paddy Sheridan), Play Up Liverpool
- ^ Sheridan, James (1911), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
- ^ James Sheridan at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Jimmy 'Paddy' Sheridan at National-Football-Teams.com