Jimmy Todd (Scottish footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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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 |
James Colin Todd (1896 – 12 March 1916) was a Scottish professional
outside forward.[3]
Personal life
Todd worked as a railway
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
- Raith Rovers Hall of Fame[6]
References
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- 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.