Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Albert George James | ||
Date of birth | 16 September 1919 | ||
Place of birth | Ynysybwl, Wales | ||
Date of death | 1981 (aged 61) [1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
– | Folkestone Town | ||
1939–1949 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 69 | (20) |
1949–1951 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | (5) |
1951–195? | Bath City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Albert George "Tony" James (16 September 1919 – 1981) [1] [2] was a Welsh professional footballer who scored 25 goals from 90 appearances in the English Football League playing for Brighton & Hove Albion and Bristol Rovers. [3] He was Brighton's top scorer in the 1947–48 season with 14 goals in all competitions. [4] He went on to play 41 times for Southern League club Bath City. [5] James was born in Ynysybwl, Glamorgan, and played as an inside forward. [3]