Jimmy Settle

Infobox Football biography
playername = Jimmy Settle


fullname = James Settle
dateofbirth = 1874
cityofbirth = Millom, Cumberland
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
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position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = ? ?-1899
1899-1908 1908-?
clubs = Bolton Wanderers Bury Everton Stockport County
caps(goals) = ?(?) ?(?) 269(97) ?(?)
nationalyears = 1899-1903
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 6(6)

Jimmy Settle was an English professional footballer. A fast-paced inside or outside right, he could have chosen sprinting if he had not taken up football. [ [http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-legends-n-s.html EVERTONFC.COM: | History | Players | Everton Legends | Everton Legends N-S ] ]

Settle played for Bolton and Bury before joining Everton in 1899, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1906. Settle was Football League Division One's leading goalscorer for the 1900-01 season with 18 goals, the lowest of the highest totals achieved in the English top-flight to date. [ [http://www.toffeeweb.com/history/players/goalscorers.asp ToffeeWeb - Everton History: Top Goalscorers ] ] In 1908 Settle was sold to Stockport County, his final club before retiring from football.

Settle represented England 6 times between 1899 and 1903, playing in the British Home Championship against the other Home Nations, scoring 6 times, including a hat-trick against Ireland in February 1899. [ [http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=851 englandstats.com | Player Report | Jimmy Settle ] ]

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* [http://www.evertonfc.com/stats/?mode=player_details&player_id=647 Jimmy Settle at Stats section of Everton F.C. website]

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