Jimmy Kirk
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| Full name | James Kirk[1] | ||
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| Place of birth | Tarbolton, Scotland[1] | ||
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| Youth career | |||
| Annbank United[3] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1944–1951 | St Mirren | 86 | (0) |
| 1951–1954 | Bury | 79 | (0) |
| 1954–1955 | Colchester United | 32 | (0) |
| 1955–1956 | Torquay United | 39 | (0) |
| 1956–1957 | Aldershot | 5 | (0) |
| Tonbridge Angels | |||
| Total | 242 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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James Kirk (12 November 1925 – July 2020) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Scottish Football League for St Mirren and in the Football League for Bury, Colchester United, Torquay United and Aldershot. He died in 2020 at the age of 94.[4]
Career
Born in Tarbolton, Kirk began his career in Scotland with St Mirren, where he made 86 league appearances for the club, before moving to England to play for Bury, where he featured in 79 Football League matches.[5]
Kirk joined Colchester United in 1954 and spent one season with the club, making his debut on 21 August, the opening day of the season in a 0–0 draw with Swindon Town at Layer Road.[6] He made 32 appearances in total for the U's,[5] playing his final game for the club on 28 April 1955 in a 2–2 home draw with Gillingham.[7]
Kirk would then spend one season with Torquay United, making 39 league appearances before ending his Football League career by featuring five times for Aldershot.[5] He retired from football following a spell with non-league Tonbridge Angels.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."JIMMY KIRK". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 0–0 Swindon Town". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 2–2 Gillingham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
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