Jim Cassidy was a Scottish footballer who played most of his career as a

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for Bolton Wanderers in the late 19th century. Cassidy was born in Kilmarnock on 2 December 1869 and started his football career at Kilmarnock, before moving on to Glasgow Hibernian. In 1889, Cassidy joined Bolton where he remained (with short spells with Carfin Shamrock and Celtic) for 9 seasons, making 219 appearances, scoring 101 goals. In an

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tie against

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on 1 February 1890, Cassidy scored 5 goals in a 13–0 rout, with a further 4 goals coming from Davie Weir. Cassidy also scored Bolton's consolation goal in the

1894 FA Cup Final The 1894 FA Cup Final was contested by Notts County and Bolton Wanderers at Goodison Park. Notts County won 4–1, with goals by James Logan (3) and Arthur Watson. Jim Cassidy scored for Bolton. Notts County became the first team from outside ...

– Bolton were 4-0 down to

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when, with three minutes to play, County's goalkeeper George Toone came out to meet a Bolton attack only to slip while attempting to clear and leave Cassidy with one of the easiest cup final goals of all time.

Honours

Bolton Wanderers *

finalist:

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1869 births Footballers from East Ayrshire Year of death missing Scottish footballers Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Celtic F.C. players Association football forwards FA Cup Final players {{Scotland-footy-forward-1860s-stub