Jimmy Hazeldean
Personal information
Full name James William Hazeldean[1]
Place of birth Scotland
Date of death 1980[2]
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1915–1919 Heart of Midlothian 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James William Hazeldean was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian.[3]

Personal life

Hazeldean served as a private in McCrae's Battalion and the Labour Corps during the First World War.[1][4] He was shot in the thigh on the first day on the Somme and was later discharged from the army.[5][6] After the war, Hazeldean became a bottle blower.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heart of Midlothian 1915–16[7] Scottish First Division 5 0 5 0
Career total 5 0 5 0

References

  1. 1 2 Jimmy Hazeldean on Lives of the First World War
  2. 1 2 Beaujon, Andrew (1 May 2018). Bigger Field Awaits Us: The Scottish Football Team That Fought the Great War. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 9780897337380.
  3. ↑ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. ↑ "The Heart of Midlothian FC Players' Roll of Honour" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "The Heart of Midlothian players who fought at the Somme". Scotland Correspondent. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "The Sporting Battalion". McCraes Battalion Trust. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "James Hazeldean – Hearts Career – from 14 Aug 1915 to 02 Jan 1919". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
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