James Shinner

James Herbert Shinner (9 September 1877 – 10 November 1921), sometimes known as Bert Shinner, was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers and Bradford City as a centre forward and full back.^[1]

James Shinner

Personal information
Full name	James Herbert Shinner[1]
Date of birth	9 September 1877
Place of birth	Dudley, England
Date of death	10 November 1921(1921-11-10) (aged 44)[2]
Place of death	Spennymoor, England
Position(s)	Centre forward, full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Dudley
1902–1903	Middlesbrough	0	(0)
1903–1904	Aberdeen	14	(6)
1904	Bradford City	4	(4)
1904–1905	Doncaster Rovers	12	(3)
1905	Brentford	7	(2)
1906–1907	Barrow
1907–1908	Bristol City	0	(0)
1908–1909	Southend United	1	(0)
1909–1910	Watford	18	(0)
1910	Bristol City	0	(0)
1910–1912	Spennymoor United
1912–1913	Spennymoor Wednesday
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Shinner had three spells serving in the Royal Navy (1894–1902, 1903–1908), with a final spell as a minelayer between 2 August and 6 December 1916,^[3] during the First World War.^[2] He was later invalided out of the military, suffering from tuberculosis.^[3] Shinner worked as a poultry farmer during the last years of his life.^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdeen	1903–04[4]	Northern League	14	6	0	0	—		14	6
Brentford	1904–05[5]	Southern League First Division	7	2	0	0	—		7	2
Watford	1909–10[6]	Southern League First Division	18	0	0	0	4[b]	0	22	0
Career total			39	8	0	0	4	0	43	8

1. Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
2. Appearances in Southern Professional Charity Cup