James Bellingham (footballer)

James Bellingham
Bellingham while with Brentford in 1903
Personal information
Full name James Bellingham[1]
Date of birth 9 April 1877
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland
Date of death 1 October 1955(1955-10-01) (aged 78)
Place of death Harrow, England[2]
Position(s) Centre half
Youth career
Falkirk Excelsior
Falkirk Hawthorne
Woodbine Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1898–1900 Falkirk 12 (2)
1900–1901 Queens Park Rangers 15 (0)
1901–1903 Grimsby Town 4 (0)
1903–1905 Brentford 38 (1)
1905 Willesden Town
1905–1906 Brentford 4 (0)
1906–1914 Tunbridge Wells Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Bellingham (9 April 1877 – 1 October 1955) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Grimsby Town.[1][3][4] During his second spell with Southern League club Brentford, he took on the role of the club's secretary while secretary-manager Dick Molyneux was ill.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 24. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ Bellingham, James, of South Harrow, Middlesex; England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1966, 1973–1995
  3. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 357–358. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. ^ "Falkirk Football Club Players between 1877/78 &1901/02". www.falkirk-football-history.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  5. ^ White 1989, p. 86.
  6. ^ "The Football Association – Season 1905–06 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.