James Bryce (24 January 1884 – 30 August 1916) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as a half back.[4][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 January 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Ratho, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 30 August 1916 (aged 32)[2] | ||
| Place of death | West Flanders, Belgium[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1907–1911 | Queen's Park | 21 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editBryce attended George Heriot's School between 1898 and 1900.[6] As of 1901, Bryce was an apprentice law clerk.[1] Prior to the First World War, he worked for the Scottish Union and National Insurance Company.[1] Bryce served as a private in the Royal Scots and the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) during the First World War and was killed in West Flanders on 30 August 1916.[1][6][3] He is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 1907–08[5] | Scottish First Division | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1908–09[5] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1909–10[5] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1910–11[5] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
References
edit- ^ a b c d McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 3" (PDF). p. 8. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details: Bryce, James". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ a b Ellsworth, Fred. "Queen's Park in the Front Line 1914 – 1918" (PDF). p. 15. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "They Died in the Conflict during Season 1914–1915" (PDF). p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Bryce, James". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Roll of Honour, 1914–1919 – George Heriot's School". p. 24. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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