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James Cairns

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
TOTALS 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00

Name: James Cairns
Birthdate: 00-00-0000
Age: 0
Birthplace: Androssan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Height: 5' 8" (1.73m)
Weight: 11st 12lbs (75.29kg)
Years at Club: 1898
Signing Info: Transferred from: Lincoln City, 04/1898, £
Previous Clubs: Stevenston Thistle, Glossop North End, Lincoln City
Debut: 08/10/1898 v Burslem Port Vale (Bank Street) 2-1 (League Division Two)
Farewell: Transferred to Berrys Association, 11/1898, £
Passed Away: PA

Biography

Hailing from Ardrossan in North Ayrshire, James Cairns played for nearby Stevenston Thistle in the mid-1890s. His introduction to English football might have come with Burton Swifts during 1894-95 when he played seven times in the Second Division as an outside-left. It is certain, however, that he served Glossop North End in 1896-97 while they competed in the Midland League.
In the 1897 close season, James moved to Lincoln City but, in two months under the guidance of future Newton Heath manager James West, he was restricted to first-team friendlies or the reserves. At times he was pulled back from his position on the left wing to help out at left-half. In October 1897, he was released and joined Berry's Association, a Greater Manchester side from the Lancashire Combination.
This brought him to Newton Heath's attentions, and he was part of a massive recruitment drive in the summer of 1898. Standing 5'8" tall and weighing 11st 12lb, Cairns was included in the 'Colours' side to face the 'Whites' in a couple of pre-season trial games, and he was "conspicuous at outside-left".
Unfortunately, his stay with Heath was also a short affair. He made his debut in a friendly versus Chorley on the first day of September but could only get into the League team a single time: an encounter with Burslem Port Vale on October 8th. Cairns was selected in an unfamiliar inside-right spot yet was able to reflect on a 2-1 victory.
The rest of those first two months of 1898-99, the Scot was confined to reserve level football, in which he frequently excelled, scoring four goals. However, by November, he was back with Berry's, before returning to Stevenston Thistle in the 1899 summer.
No picture available. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude.
 
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1. 1898-1899 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
Player has never scored for club.
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Port Vale 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Greaves, Sam 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Albut, Alf 1
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Bank Street 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division Two 1
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1. Port Vale 1
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1. England 1
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 08-10-1898 Div 2 Port Vale W 2-1 H 0 Willie Bryant 15', Joe Cassidy ??' Daniel Simpson ??'
 

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