James Paltridge (24 July 1891 – 14 June 1980) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Chesterfield as a left half.[1][2][4]

Jim Paltridge
Personal information
Full name James William Paltridge[1]
Date of birth 24 July 1891
Place of birth Plympton, England
Date of death 14 June 1980(1980-06-14) (aged 88)[2]
Place of death Sheffield, England
Height 5 ft 9+12 in (1.77 m)[3]
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Woodland Stars
Crownhill
Woodland Villa
1912–1914 Plymouth Argyle 7 (0)
1914–1915 Chesterfield Town 31 (1)
1919–1922 Chesterfield 97 (5)
Alfreton Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Paltridge served as a staff sergeant in the Royal Army Service Corps during the First World War.[5]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Plymouth Argyle 1912–13[4] Southern League First Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
1913–14[4] Southern League First Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
Total 7 0 0 0 7 0
Chesterfield Town 1913–14[6] Midland League 2 0 2 0
1914–15[7] Midland League 21 1 4 0 2[a] 0 27 1
Total 23 1 4 0 2 0 29 1
Chesterfield 1919–20[8] Midland League 31 3 3 0 1[a] 0 35 3
1920–21[9] Midland League 37 2 5 0 4[b] 0 46 2
1921–22[10] Third Division North 29 0 1 0 0 0 29 1
Total 95 5 9 0 5 0 109 5
Career total 127 6 13 0 7 0 147 6
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Derbyshire Senior Cup
  2. ^ 2 appearances in Derbyshire Senior Cup, 2 appearances in Chesterfield Hospital Charity Cup

Honours

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Chesterfield

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 224. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Chesterfield Town FC: the non-league players, 1909-15". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Third Division. Northern Section. Chesterfield". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
  4. ^ a b c Scallan, Trevor. "James Paltridge". GoS-DB. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  5. ^ "James Paltridge | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Line-ups – 1913–14". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Line-ups – 1914–15". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Line-ups – 1919–20". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  9. ^ a b c "Line-ups – 1920–21". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Line-ups – 1921–22". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Retrieved 18 March 2019.