James S. Blair
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James S. Blair | ||
| Date of birth | c. 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Royal Albert Athletic | ||
| 1930–1944 | Third Lanark | 251 | (9) |
| 1944–1946 | St Mirren | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1939 | Scottish League XI | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1954–1955 | Third Lanark | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James S. Blair (born c. 1910) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right half for Third Lanark in the first and second tiers of the Scottish Football League during the 1930s.[1]
He won the Scottish Division Two title on two occasions (1930–31 and 1934–35) and played in the 1936 Scottish Cup Final which Thirds lost 1–0 to Rangers.[2] A short time prior to the outbreak of World War II, Blair was selected to play for the Scottish Football League XI in two matches.[3] In 1944 he joined St Mirren, but only appeared for the club in unofficial wartime competitions before retiring in 1946.[4] He later managed Third Lanark between 1954 and 1955, without much success.[5]
References
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
- ^ Rangers Retain Scottish Cup, The Glasgow Herald, 20 April 1936
- ^ (SFL player) James S Blair, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Player profiles B Archived 28 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine, StMirren.info
- ^ (Third Lanark manager) Blair, Jimmy, FitbaStats