James Heathcote (17 January 1894 – after 1928) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who scored 83 goals from 197 appearances in the Football League playing for

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...

, Notts County, Lincoln City and

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...

. He played as a

centre forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

or inside forward. He was on the books of

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...

and Accrington Stanley without representing either club in the league, and also played in the Southern League for Pontypridd and in the Midland League for

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

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1894 births Year of death missing Footballers from Bolton English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Pontypridd F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) players English Football League players Southern Football League players Midland Football League players Place of death missing {{England-footy-forward-1890s-stub