Jimmy Moir (footballer)

Jimmy Moir
Personal information
Full name James Galbraith Moir[1]
Date of birth 11 November 1879[1]
Place of birth Bonhill, Scotland[1]
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1896–1897 Bonhill Athletic
1897–1898 Vale of Leven
1898–1903 Celtic 34 (0)
1899–1900 → Vale of Leven (loan)
1900–1901 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 32 (0)
1903–1906 Blackburn Rovers 45 (0)
1906 Clyde
Total 111 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Galbraith Moir (11 November 1879– unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played in the English Football League for Blackburn Rovers[2] and in the Scottish Football League for Celtic[3][4] (where his sole honour was the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup in 1903).[5]

He should not be confused with James Moir, another Scot who played in the same position of right half in the same period for clubs including Woolwich Arsenal.[6][4]

  1. ^ a b c Jimmy Moir at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ "(Celtic player) Moir, Jimmy". FitbaStats. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Football. | Charity Cup Final., The Glasgow Herald, 25 May 1903
  6. ^ James Moir, Arsenal FC