Jimmy Rice Player Profile

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Personal

  • Full Name: James Rice
  • Height: 5ft 10.5in
  • Weight: 11st 7lb

Career

  • Position: Centre-Forward
  • Signed: October 25th, 1934
  • Date Left Club:
  • Wrexham Career Totals:
    7 first team competitive appearances
    7 first team competitive goals
  • Also Played For: Albion Rovers, Alloa Athletic, Cambuslang Rangers, Falkirk, Govan Britannia, Holytown United, Manchester United


Wrexham AFC Career Summary

Competitive Friendlies Res/Youth
1934-35 7 7 - -28 30
TOTAL 7 7 - -28 30

NOTES:
League: All first team league matches including Football League, National League, Football Regional League (Wartime), Third Division North (Wartime), Birmingham & District League & Combination League.
FA Cup: FA Cup matches only.
Other Cups: European Cup Winners' Cup, Play-Offs, League Cup, Associate Members' Cup, EFL Trophy, Debenhams Cup, Watney Cup, Football League Division Three (North) Cup, FA Trophy, Scottish Challenge Cup, Setanta Shield, Football League Jubilee, League War Cup (Wartime), Lancashire Cup (Wartime), Third Division North Cup (Wartime), Soames Cup, Shropshire Mayor's Charity Cup, Liverpool Senior Cup, Denbighshire Cup, Wrexham Argus Jubilee Competition and Yerborough Charity Cup.
Welsh Cups: Welsh Cup, FAW Invitation Trophy and FAW Premier Cup.
Friendlies: First team Friendlies and Expunged matches.
Reserves/Youth: All reserve and youth competitions from age group U17 and above (including friendlies).

Please note that the data for friendlies, reserves & youth may not be complete as full records weren't always kept. However we believe that including the information we do have provides an interesting insight into each player's time at Wrexham.


Biography

James 'Jimmy' Rice signed on trial for Manchester United on 5th September 1934 after impressing whilst playing for Scottish sides Govan Brittania and Holytown United.

His stay ay Manchester United was short and he signed for Wrexham on 24th October 1934 in a deal that saw Wrexham's Bill Bryant go in the opposite direction. Wrexham had hoped that Rice would fill the void left by record goalscorer Tommy Bamford who had joined Manchester United earlier in the season.

However, despite scoring on his debut against Hartlepools United, Jimmy couldn't hold down a place in the first team and eventually returned to Scotland at the end of the 1934/35 season when he signed for Albion Rovers.

He stayed at Albion for two seasons before signing for Falkirk in August 1937 and then, after requesting his registration at Falkirk to be cancelled, joined Alloa Athletic in July 1938.

Whilst at Albion Rovers, Jimmy played and scored in the Scottish Cup 2nd Round game against Rangers on 8th February 1936. Albion led 1-0 at half-time but Rangers went on to win 3-1. The game remains the record attendance for Albion Rovers with 27,381 watching.

Debut

January 1st, 1935
Hartlepool United 4 - 3 Wrexham

League (Division Three North)


Playing Statistics - First Team Competitive matches (All Seasons)

Please use the filters below to select a season and competition level to view details of all games played.


Competition NPS Win % Draw % Loss %
League 55- --
Welsh Cup 12- --
Division Three (North) Cup 1-- --
Totals: 77- --

 Recent Starting Appearances (First Team Competitive matches)
 04/05/35 Division Three North vs. Southport (H) 3 - 0
 27/02/35 1st Round, Replay vs. Chester (A) 0 - 1
 23/02/35 Division Three North vs. Rotherham Utd (A) 0 - 2
 16/02/35 Division Three North vs. Halifax Town (H) 5 - 0
 13/02/35 5th Round vs. Llanerch Celts (A) 3 - 2

 Recent Goals Scored (First Team Competitive matches)
 04/05/35 Division Three North vs. Southport (H) 3 - 0
 16/02/35 Division Three North vs. Halifax Town (H) 5 - 0
 13/02/35 5th Round vs. Llanerch Celts (A) 3 - 2
 13/02/35 5th Round vs. Llanerch Celts (A) 3 - 2
 05/01/35 Division Three North vs. Carlisle United (H) 4 - 2

 List of First Team Competitive matches played (click to expand)
 04/05/35 Division Three North vs. Southport (H)  3 - 0
 27/02/35 1st Round, Replay vs. Chester (A)  0 - 1
 23/02/35 Division Three North vs. Rotherham Utd (A)  0 - 2
 16/02/35 Division Three North vs. Halifax Town (H)  5 - 0
 13/02/35 5th Round vs. Llanerch Celts (A)  3 - 2
 05/01/35 Division Three North vs. Carlisle United (H)  4 - 2
 01/01/35 Division Three North vs. Hartlepools United (A)  3 - 4

 List of First Team Competitive goals scored (click to expand)
 04/05/35 Division Three North vs. Southport (H)  3 - 0
 16/02/35 Division Three North vs. Halifax Town (H)  5 - 0
 13/02/35 5th Round vs. Llanerch Celts (A)  3 - 2
 13/02/35 5th Round vs. Llanerch Celts (A)  3 - 2
 05/01/35 Division Three North vs. Carlisle United (H)  4 - 2
 05/01/35 Division Three North vs. Carlisle United (H)  4 - 2
 01/01/35 Division Three North vs. Hartlepools United (A)  3 - 4

  = Starting Appearances (Sub Appearances) | = Goals | NPS = Squad Appearances (as Non-Playing Sub) | GtGR = Goals to Games Ratio
 Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in


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