James Raine (footballer)

James Edmundson Raine (3 March 1886 – 4 September 1928) was an English sportsman. He played football as an amateur outside right for Glossop, Sunderland, Newcastle United and Sheffield United in the Football League.[1][3][4] He also played rugby union for Percy Park and minor counties cricket for Northumberland.[2]

James Raine
Personal information
Full name James Edmundson Raine[1]
Date of birth 3 March 1886
Place of birth Winlaton Mill, England
Date of death 4 September 1928(1928-09-04) (aged 42)[2]
Place of death Davos Platz, Switzerland
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Rydal Mount
Scotswood
1904 Sheffield United 1 (0)
1905–1906 Newcastle United 4 (1)
1906–1907 Sunderland 25 (6)
Bohemians
Reading
1908–1910 Glossop 54 (4)
The Pilgrims
International career
1906–1910 England Amateurs 10 (9)
1910 Football Association XI
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raine won 10 caps for England Amateurs between 1906 and 1910, scoring 9 goals.[4] He was also part of the Great Britain squad at the 1908 Summer Olympics, but did not make an appearance.[5]

Personal life

edit

Raine attended Sheffield University and worked for a manufacturing company in Derwenthaugh.[2] His brother was a reserve team footballer for Newcastle United.[6] Raine served as a major in the Durham Light Infantry during the First World War.[6]

Career statistics

edit

Club

edit
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 1905–06[7] First Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
Sunderland 1906–07[8] First Division 12 5 3 1 15 6
1907–08[9] 13 1 0 0 13 1
Total 25 6 3 1 28 7
Career total 29 6 3 1 32 7

International

edit
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England Amateurs 1906 3 1
1907 2 1
1908 1 1
1909 3 6
1910 1 0
Total 10 9
England Amateurs score listed first, score column indicates score after each Raine goal.
List of international goals scored by James Raine[4]
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1 1 1 November 1906 Parc des Princes, Paris, France   France
13–0
15–0 Friendly
2 5 21 December 1907 Feethams, Darlington, England   Netherlands
11–1
12–2
3 6 23 March 1908 Park Royal Stadium, London, England   France
11–0
12–0
4 8 19 April 1909 Park Royal Stadium, London, England   Belgium
?
11–2
5 9 20 May 1909 Landhof, Basel, Switzerland    Switzerland
?
9–0
6
?
7 10 22 May 1909 Stade de FGSPF, Gentilly, France   France
?
11–0
8
?
9
?

References

edit
  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 238. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c "James Raine". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. ^ "James Raine". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d "England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  5. ^ "James Raine". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b "'Wor' War heroes". Newcastle United Football Club. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  7. ^ "James Raine". 11v11.com. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  8. ^ "1906–07 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  9. ^ "1907–08 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  10. ^ "France v England, 01 November 1906". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  11. ^ "England v Netherlands, 21 December 1907". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  12. ^ "England v France, 23 March 1908". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  13. ^ "England v Belgium, 17 April 1909". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Switzerland v England, 20 May 1909". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.