James Comrie (31 March 1881 – 9 August 1916), sometimes known as Jock Comrie, was a Scottish professional

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who played in the

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for

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and Lincoln City as a centre half.

Personal life

Comrie's younger brother George, cousin John and nephew

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were also footballers. While a part-time footballer with Lincoln City, he worked as an attendant at Bracebridge Pauper Lunatic Asylum. In 1915, during the second year of the First World War, Comrie enlisted as a

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in the Northumberland Fusiliers. He died of wounds inflicted by a German

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on 9 August 1916 near

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, France, during the

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. Comrie is commemorated on the Menin Gate.

Honours

Third Lanark * Scottish Cup:

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Career statistics

References

External links

James Comrie
at readingfc.co.uk 1881 births 1916 deaths Scottish men's footballers Third Lanark A.C. players Reading F.C. players Glossop North End A.F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Grantham Town F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Military personnel from Falkirk (council area) Royal Northumberland Fusiliers soldiers British Army personnel of World War I English Football League players Southern Football League players Scottish Football League players British military personnel killed in the Battle of the Somme Dunipace F.C. players Men's association football central defenders Comrie family {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1880s-stub