| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Brannick[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 August 1917 (aged 27–28)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Westhoek, Belgium[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1912 | Atherton | ||
| 1912–1914 | Everton | 3 | (2) |
| 1914–1915 | St Mirren | 38 | (10) |
| 1915–1916 | Rochdale | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Brannick (1889 – 10 August 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Scottish League for St Mirren and in the Football League for Everton.[1][4][5]
Personal life
Prior to becoming a professional footballer, Brannick worked as a dyer's finisher in a bleaching and dying works.[6] After the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Brannick enlisted as a private in the Lancashire Fusiliers in Cheetham.[3] His elder brother Richard was killed near Ypres in October 1915.[6] Brannick was killed during the capture of Westhoek on 10 August 1917 and is commemorated on the Menin Gate.[2][3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 1912–13[7] | First Division | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| St Mirren | 1914–15[4] | Scottish First Division | 36 | 10 | — | 36 | 10 | |
| 1915–16[4] | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 10 | — | 38 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 41 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 12 | ||
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 24. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- 1 2 "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 Smith, James Meikle. "Paisley's Fallen in the War 1914–18" (PDF). p. 36. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- 1 2 3 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ↑ "Remembering Our Former Players Who Lost Their Lives During WW1 This Armistice Day". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- 1 2 "The Fallen of Everton Football Club & Everton de Viña del Mar, Chile" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ↑ "James Brannick". Everton Football Club. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
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