Jim Cassidy

Infobox Football biography
playername = Jim Cassidy
fullname = James Cassidy


dateofbirth = 2 December 1869
dateofdeath = Not known
cityofbirth = Kilmarnock
countryofbirth = Scotland
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position = Centre forward
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1889-1891
1891
1891-1892
1892
1892-1898
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clubs = Kilmarnock Athletic
Kilmarnock
Glasgow Hibernian Bolton Wanderers
Carfin Shamrock
Bolton Wanderers
Celtic
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
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031 0(21)

026 0(18)
137 0(45)
194 0(84)
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Jim Cassidy was a Scottish footballer who played most of his career as a centre-forward for Bolton Wanderers in the late 19th century.

Cassidy was born in Kilmarnock on 2 December 1869 and started his football career at Kilmarnock, before moving on to Glasgow Hibernian.

In 1889, Cassidy joined Bolton where he remained (with short spells with Carfin Shamrock and Celtic) for 9 seasons, making 219 appearances, scoring 101 goals.

In an FA Cup tie against Sheffield United on 1 February 1890, Cassidy scored 5 goals in a 13-0 rout, with a further 4 goals coming from Davie Weir.

Cassidy also scored Bolton’s consolation goal in the 1894 FA Cup Final - Bolton were 4-0 down to Notts County when, with three minutes to play, County’s goalkeeper George Toone came out to meet a Bolton attack only to slip while attempting to clear and leave Cassidy with one of the easiest cup final goals of all time.

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

*FA Cup finalist: 1894