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James Baxter (footballer, born 1904)

Jimmy Baxter

Baxter circa 1930
Personal information
Full name	James Baxter
Date of birth	1904
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s)	Wing half, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1923–1925	Parkhead
1925–1929	Leicester City	6	(1)
1929–1930	Reading	0	(0)
1933–1934	Torquay United	0	(0)
1934–1936	Boston United	32	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Baxter (born 1904, date of death unknown) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half.

Career[edit]

Baxter was born in Glasgow, Scotland.^[2] He started his career with local team Parkhead, and was part of the team that won the 1923–24 Scottish Junior Cup, beating Baillieston Juniors after a replay.^[3] In August 1925, he was signed by English First Division side Leicester City. Making his debut on 24 April 1926, starting in a 4–0 defeat to Bury. Baxter struggled to get first team football, failing to make a single league appearance during the 1926–27 season. He would eventually return to the team in December 1927, starting three consecutive league games. Baxter scored his first on only goal for Leicester on 8 September 1928, coming in a 6–3 defeat to LiverpoolatAnfield.^[4] Baxter was put on the transfer list by Leicester at the end of the 1928–29 season,^[5] and later joined Second Division club Reading.^[6]

He failed to make a single appearance for The Royals and ended up leaving after a single season.^[7] Baxter was signed by Third Division South club Torquay United in 1930,^[8] again failing to make any impact, he then joined newly-formed Boston United.^[9] He was a regular starter in the 1934–35 season but retired following 1935–36 season.^[7][10]

Honours[edit]

Parkhead

• Scottish Junior Cup: 1923–24

Leicester City

• First Division: Runners-up 1928–29

Boston United

• Lincolnshire Senior Cup: 1934–35

References[edit]

1. ^ "City's new players. Recruits from Scotland". Leicester Evening Mail. 12 August 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 28 April 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.

^ "A capable player - Something about James Baxter". The Illustrated Leicester Chronicle. 12 March 1927. p. 16. Retrieved 28 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Another from Parkhead". Leicester Evening Mail. 18 April 1929. p. 16. Retrieved 28 April 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.

^ "City player moves. J. Baster transferred to Reading". Leicester Evening Mail. 30 May 1929. p. 16. Retrieved 28 April 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.

^ Stephen James (5 November 1930). "Ex-Leicester City players preffered-At Torquay: Baxter joins the United". Leicester Evening Mail. p. 17. Retrieved 30 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Three more players". Lincolnshire Standard. 4 August 1934. p. 9. Retrieved 28 April 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.