James Bellingham (9 April 1877 – 1 October 1955) was a Scottish professional

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who played as a

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in the

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for

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. During his second spell with Southern League club

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, he took on the role of the club's secretary while secretary-manager

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was ill.

Personal life

Bellingham was the cousin of fellow

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

footballer Thomas Bellingham. At the time of the

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, Bellingham was a lodger at an address in

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along with

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teammate

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Career statistics

References

1877 births 1955 deaths Scottish footballers Brentford F.C. players English Football League players Association football central defenders Falkirk F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Southern Football League players Footballers from Falkirk Grimsby Town F.C. players Tunbridge Wells F.C. players Willesden F.C. players Brentford F.C. non-playing staff {{Scotland-footy-defender-1870s-stub