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English footballer

James Soulsby
Personal information
Full name John Norman Soulsby
Date of birth 6 December 1897
Place of birth Trimdon Grange, England
Date of death June 1980 (1980-07) (aged 82)
Place of death Gateshead, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1912–1913 Gateshead Institute
1913–1914 Gateshead Rodsley
1914–1915 Newcastle United 1 (0)
1919–1920 South Shields 1 (0)
1920 Darlington
1920–1921 Wallsend
1921–1922 Blyth Spartans
1922–1923 Ashington 32 (6)
1923 Blyth Spartans
1923 Whitburn
1923-1924 Spennymoor United
1924–1926 Carlisle United
1926–1928 Ravensworth Albion
1928 Chester-le-Street Secondary Old Boys
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Norman Soulsby (6 December 1897 – June 1980) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back in the Football League for Ashington, Newcastle United and South Shields.

Personal life

Soulsby served as a private in the Northumberland Fusiliers and the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry during the First World War.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 1914–15 First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
South Shields 1919–20 Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 2 0

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 273. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "James Soulsby | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Death registration". FreeBMD. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Soulsby James Ashington 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  5. "Newcastle United Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 24 October 2019.


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