James Bye
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Henry Bye | ||
| Date of birth | February 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Date of death | June 1995 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Blackpool, England | ||
| Playing position | Right half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Shirley Juniors | ||
| 1937 | Birmingham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1937–1944 | Birmingham[A] | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
James Henry Bye (February 1920 – June 1995) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.[1] He played as a right half.
Bye was born in the Aston district of Birmingham. He played for Shirley Juniors before joining Birmingham in May 1937, turning professional later that year.[2] He made his debut in the First Division on 28 January 1939 in a 5–0 defeat at Preston North End,[3] and played in the first three games of the 1939–40 season, which was then abandoned when the Second World War started.[4] He played a total of 36 games for Birmingham in the wartime competitions,[5] and also made guest appearances for Nottingham Forest and West Bromwich Albion, while serving in the Army, but retired from the game in 1944.[2] He died in Blackpool in 1995.
Notes
A. ^ Figure includes three games from the abandoned 1939–40 season.
References
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 45. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ↑ Matthews, p. 181.
- ↑ Matthews, p. 236.
- ↑ Matthews, pp. 236–38.