James Lofthouse (24 March 1894 – 1954) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for The Wednesday, Rotherham County, Bristol Rovers and Queens Park Rangers.[1][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Lofthouse[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | St Helens, England | ||
| Date of death | 15 July 1954 (aged 60)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Windsor, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Windmill Villa | |||
| Cabbage Hall | |||
| Parr Rovers | |||
| –1913 | St Helens Recreation | ||
| 1913 | Stalybridge Celtic | ||
| 1913–1920 | Reading | ||
| 1920–1923 | The Wednesday | 95 | (13) |
| 1923 | Rotherham County | 26 | (7) |
| 1923–1926 | Bristol Rovers | 105 | (16) |
| 1926–1928 | Queens Park Rangers | 80 | (27) |
| 1928–1930 | Aldershot | 81 | (27) |
| 1934 | GPO (Reading) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editIn early life, Lofthouse worked as a sand wheeler.[2] He served as a sergeant in the Royal Berkshire Regiment and the Labour Corps during the First World War.[5][6][7] Lofthouse later worked as a steward at the Tilehurst Constitutional Club, as a postman and as a pub landlord in Aldershot.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| The Wednesday | 1920–21[8] | Second Division | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 3 | |
| 1921–22[8] | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 43 | 8 | |||
| 1922–23[8] | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| Total | 95 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | 98 | 13 | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1926–27[9] | Third Division South | 42 | 14 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 44 | 15 | |
| 1927–28[10] | 38 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 13 | ||
| Total | 80 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 83 | 28 | ||
| Career total | 175 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 181 | 41 | ||
- ^ Appearances in London Challenge Cup
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 177. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d "K and L". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Optimists of the North. Rotherham County". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
- ^ "Lofthouse Jimmy Reading 1919". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Reading | Club | History | History | Our World War One heroes". Archived from the original on 17 December 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ James Lofthouse on Lives of the First World War
- ^ "The Labour Battalions – Royal Berkshire Regiment" (PDF). p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Jimmy Lofthouse". www.adrianbullock.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1926–27". QPRnet. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1927–28". QPRnet. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
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