Jimmy Black (footballer)

Jimmy Black
Personal information
Full name James Black
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Cowdenbeath
Providence FC
Springfield FC
1927–1931 Aberdeen 154 (4)
National team
1931 Scottish League XI[1] 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Jimmy Black was a Scottish professional football defender who played for Aberdeen.

Black began his career with Cowdenbeath and moved to America to play for Providence FC and Springfield FC. Upon returning to Scotland to join Aberdeen, he was suspended by the American Football Association after a dispute about the ownership of the player. The suspension was eventually lifted, allowing him to play for Aberdeen.[2]

Black was implicated in the so-called 'Great Mystery' of 1931 which saw five players leave the club amid rumours of match-fixing.[2]

References

  1. "Jimmy Black". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  2. 1 2 Webster, Jack (2002). The First 100 Years of the Dons. Hodder & Stoughton. p. 125–128. ISBN 0-340-82344-5.
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