James Rae Bauchop (22 May 1886 in

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– 13 June 1948

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) was a professional footballer who played as a

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for

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and Lincoln City.

Football career

Bauchop began his career at Alloa Athletic before playing for Glasgow Celtic where he was member of the club's

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winning sides of 1905–06 and 1906–07. Bauchop later played for Norwich City before moving to Crystal Palace early in 1908. He made his debut on 21 March in the home derby against

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, scoring the second in a 2–0 victory. He would make 47 appearances for the club in both the Southern League and the

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, scoring 26 goals. He scored one hat-trick for the club, in a home game against

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on 24 October 1908. He also became the first Palace player to be sent off, in a

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tie against

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on 9 September 1908. In 1909 he joined Derby County where he featured in 126 matches and scoring 68 goals between 1909 and 1912. Bauchop signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1913. He scored twice on his ''Lilywhites'' debut in a 4–1 victory over

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in September 1913 in the old First Division. Jimmy played in 10 matches and found the net on six occasions for the ''Spurs''. In 1913 he moved on to Bradford Park Avenue and participated in 157 games and found the net 67 times. Bauchop went on to play for Doncaster Rovers where he scored 3 League and FA Cup goals. His debut was in the first game at Rovers' new ground Low Pastures, which was to become known as Belle Vue, in front of what was then Doncaster's highest ever home crowd of around 10,000. He then ended his career at Lincoln City where he played a further 28 games, scoring 11 goals. Bauchop died on 13 June 1948, in Bradford, England.

Honours

Celtic *

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: Winners 1905–06, 1906–07

References

External links

Bauchop's Celtic FC stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bauchop, Jimmy 1886 births 1948 deaths Sportspeople from Clackmannanshire Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players English Football League players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Celtic F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Men's association football forwards