James_S._Blair

James S. Blair

James S. Blair

Scottish footballer

For other people with the same name, see James Blair.

James S. Blair (born c. 1910) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right half for Third Lanark in the first and second tiers of the Scottish Football League during the 1930s.[1]

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He won the Scottish Division Two title on two occasions (1930–31 and 1934–35) and played in the 1936 Scottish Cup Final which Thirds lost 1–0 to Rangers.[2] A short time prior to the outbreak of World War II, Blair was selected to play for the Scottish Football League XI in two matches.[3] In 1944 he joined St Mirren, but only appeared for the club in unofficial wartime competitions before retiring in 1946.[4] He later managed Third Lanark between 1954 and 1955, without much success.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
  2. [2]
    Rangers Retain Scottish Cup, The Glasgow Herald, 20 April 1936
  3. [3]
    (SFL player) James S Blair, London Hearts Supporters Club
  4. [4]
    Player profiles B, StMirren.info
  5. [5]
    (Third Lanark manager) Blair, Jimmy, FitbaStats


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