| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Kidd | ||
| Place of birth | Darlington, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| - | Spennymoor United | ? | (?) |
| 1910-1914 | Blackpool | 61 | (0) |
| 1914 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | (0) |
| 1919-1921 | Derby County | 20 | (0) |
| - | Fleetwood | ? | (?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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James "Jimmy" Kidd (born in Darlington, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers and Derby County.[1]
Kidd made his debut for Blackpool late in the 1910-11 season, in a goalless draw with West Bromwich Albion at Bloomfield Road on 8 April. He took over from William Fiske, who up until that point had been present for 72 consecutive League games, for the four remaining games of the season that followed.[2]
Fiske returned to the team for the first 23 League games of the 1911-12 campaign. Hoad took over for another goalless draw, this time at Bradford City on 6 February. He also played in the five games that followed, four of which were losses.[3]
Kidd (16 League appearances) and Fiske (22) shared the goalkeeping role in 1912-13,[4] before the latter made it his own again in 1913-14.[5]
Fiske left the club at the end of the season, allowing Kidd to become the first-choice 'keeper for 1914-15. He played in the first 30 League games before leaving the club for Bolton Wanderers. Two other goalkeepers — James Mitchell and Fred Thompson — played for Blackpool in the eight remaining games of the season.[6]