Players Who Never Played a Game M – Z
Details
Assuming that the Edinburgh Evening News, 27/9/1939, is correct with their Clyde/St Mirren mentions…
Fullname: James George Smith (Scotland’s People has it as James Garden Smith?)
aka: James Smith
Born: 18/10/1911
Died: Buckie 15/11/1998
Birthplace: Inverness
Player Biog
James Smith of Inverness Thistle was in the Celtic XI as a trialist v an Ayrshire XI but sadly he broke his collar bone during the game. His chance was gone.
See match page for his one game playing for Celtic: https://www.thecelticwiki.com/1930-04-23-ayrshire-xi-0-2-celtic-friendly/
James George Smith, former Clyde and St Mirren footballer, among the students at Glasgow university “capped” at a medical graduation at Gilmorehill today. Edinburgh Evening News, 27 September 1939.
James George Smith graduated as Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.
Glasgow Herald, 28 September 1939
