James Lundie (footballer)

James Lundie

Personal information
Date of birth	20 April 1857
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	16 August 1942(1942-08-16) (aged 85)
Place of death	Grimsby, England
Position(s)	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Lugar Boswell Thistle
1883–1887	Hibernian
1887–1895	Grimsby Town	106	(0)
International career
1886	Scotland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Lundie (20 April 1857 – 16 August 1942) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back.

Career

Born in Edinburgh, Lundie played club football for Lugar Boswell Thistle, Hibernian and Grimsby Town, and made one appearance for Scotland in 1886.^[1] He won the Scottish Cup with Hibernian in 1887,^[1] having become the club's joint-first Scotland international representative (alongside James McGhee) a year earlier.^[2]

Lundie played for Grimsby a total of six seasons, making 106 league appearances.^[3] He was club captain in 1890–91^[4] and between 1892–93 and 1893–94 seasons.^[5]

Later life

After retiring from playing he settled in Grimsby,^[1] dying there in 1942.^[2]

References

1. Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 160. ISBN 978-1909178847.
2. "James McGhee & James Lundie". Hibernian Historical Trust. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
3. Dave Kelly (2013). The Grimsby Town Story 1878–2008. London: Yore Publications. pp. 162–167. ISBN 978-0-9557889-3-2.
4. Dave Kelly (2008). The Grimsby Town Story 1878–2008. London: Yore Publications. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-9557889-3-2.
5. Dave Kelly (2008). The Grimsby Town Story 1878–2008. London: Yore Publications. pp. 165–166. ISBN 978-0-9557889-3-2.