Jimmy Grewer

Jimmy Grewer
Personal information
Full name James Grewer[1]
Date of birth 1865[1]
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland[1]
Date of death 1950 (aged 84–85) [1]
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1891 Dundee
1892 Sunderland Albion
1893–1894 Middlesbrough Ironopolis 26 (2)
1894–1897 Stoke 75 (1)
1898 Gravesend United
Total 101 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Grewer (1865 – 1950) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Middlesbrough Ironopolis and Stoke.[1]

Career

Grewer was born in Dundee and started playing football south of the border at Sunderland Albion.[1] He spent a season at Middlesbrough Ironopolis before joining Stoke in 1894.[1] He spent four seasons at the Victoria Ground making 83 appearances scoring once.[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Test Match Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough Ironopolis 1893–94 Second Division 26220–282
Stoke[1] 1894–95 First Division 1502010180
1895–96 First Division 29140–331
1896–97 First Division 22020–240
1897–98 First Division 90000090
Total 7518010841
Career total 1013100101123

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.