James Colin Todd (1896 – 12 March 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers as an outside forward.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Colin Todd[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1896[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 12 March 1916 (aged 20)[3] | ||
| Place of death | near Armentières, France | ||
| Position(s) | Outside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1914 | Musselburgh | ||
| 1914–1915 | Raith Rovers | 22 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editTodd worked as a railway clerk.[4] After the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Todd enlisted as a private in the McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots.[5] He was hit in the chest by shell fragments near Armentières, France on 12 March 1916 and died in a dugout shortly after, becoming the first footballer of the battalion to be killed in the war.[5] He was buried in Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension.[1]
Honours
edit- Raith Rovers Hall of Fame[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Jimmy Todd on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1915–1916" (PDF). p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Scottish football club unveils World War I Centenary kit". 1914centenary. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ a b "The Raith Rovers stars who never returned". Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Raith Rovers Hall of Fame". Raith Rovers FC. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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