James Nodwell Kirkpatrick was a Scottish professional footballer who played 40 games in the English Football League for Plymouth Argyle in the 1920s. An outside right, he also played for Dumfries and Torquay United.[1]

Jimmy Kirkpatrick
Personal information
Full name James Nodwell Kirkpatrick
Date of birth Not known
Place of birth Dumfries, Scotland
Date of death Not known
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Dumfries
1911–1924 Plymouth Argyle 176 (8)
1924–19?? Torquay United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Kirkpatrick was born in Dumfries, and played for hometown club, Dumfries F.C.,[1] one of the three clubs that merged in 1919 to form Queen of the South.[2] He moved to England in 1911 to play for Plymouth Argyle, then a Southern League club. He made 187 appearances for the club in all competitions either side of the First World War.[3] Kirkpatrick played in Argyle's first game in the Football League, as the Southern League Division One clubs were absorbed to form the Football League Third Division for the 1920–21 season.[4] The last of his 40 appearances in that competition came in 1924,[3] and he then joined Torquay United, still a Southern League club.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 149. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ "All Time Club Directory: Dumfries 3". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Brian McColl. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Jimmy Kirkpatrick". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Controversy is to the fore as Pilgrims begin life in League". The Herald. Plymouth. 7 August 2010. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2010.