James Harty Frew (21 May 1892 – 27 April 1967) was a Scottish professional

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

Kinghorn Kinghorn (; gd, Ceann Gronna) is a town and parish in Fife, Scotland. A seaside resort with two beaches, Kinghorn Beach and Pettycur Bay, plus a fishing port, it stands on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, opposite Edinburgh. According ...

, Frew played for Kilsyth Emmet,

Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa Alloa (Received Pronunciation ; educated Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; gd, Alamhagh, possibly meaning "rock plain") is a ...

, Newcastle City, Hearts, Leeds United and

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. While at Hearts, he made one appearance for

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in an unofficial wartime international in 1916 along with club teammate Willie Wilson. By that time both men had enlisted in ' McCrae's Battalion' of the Royal Scots, and Frew also served in the

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during the conflict. For Leeds United he made 96 appearances in

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, plus three in the

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. For Bradford City he made 48 appearances in the Football League.Frost, p. 382

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1892 births 1967 deaths Scottish men's footballers Alloa Athletic F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Leeds United F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football fullbacks British Army personnel of World War I Royal Garrison Artillery soldiers Royal Scots soldiers McCrae's Battalion Footballers from Fife People from Kinghorn Scottish Football League players Scotland men's wartime international footballers Military personnel from Fife {{Scotland-footy-defender-1890s-stub