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Jerry Weir

Jerry Weir

Scottish footballer

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

James Biggar "Jerry" Weir (21 October 1851 – 22 December 1887)[1][2] was a Scottish footballer, who played for Queen's Park and Scotland.[3] Weir scored two goals in four appearances for Scotland. He also won the Scottish Cup three times with Queen's Park.[3]

Weir in 1874

A joiner to trade, he emigrated to Australia, and died of typhoid fever while working on a railway construction project.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Saturday, 30 November 1872 | Association Friendly Match | Scotland 0 England 0, England Football Online. Retrieved 13 August 2022
  2. [2]
    James Biggar Weir, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Via Ancestry. Retrieved 13 August 2022 (subscription required)
  3. [3]
    (Mitchell 2012, p. 136)
Sources
  • Mitchell, Andy (2012). First Elevens, the birth of international football. Andy Mitchell Media. ISBN 9781475206845.
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