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Scottish footballer

James Bryce
Personal information
Date of birth (1884-01-24)24 January 1884
Place of birth Ratho, Scotland
Date of death 30 August 1916(1916-08-30) (aged 32)
Place of death West Flanders, Belgium
Position(s) Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1907–1911 Queen's Park 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Personal life

Bryce attended George Heriot's School between 1898 and 1900. As of 1901, Bryce was an apprentice law clerk. Prior to the First World War, he worked for the Scottish Union and National Insurance Company. 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. He is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1907–08 Scottish First Division 9 0 2 0 2 0 13 0
1908–09 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1909–10 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
1910–11 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 21 0 2 0 3 0 26 0
  1. ^ Appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Casualty Details: Bryce, James". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. ^ Ellsworth, Fred. "Queen's Park in the Front Line 1914 – 1918" (PDF). p. 15. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. "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.
  5. ^ "Bryce, James". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Roll of Honour, 1914–1919 – George Heriot's School". p. 24. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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