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James Raine (footballer)

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Full name
  
James Edmundson Raine

Place of birth
  
Winlaton Mill, England

Playing position
  
Forward

Date of birth
  
3 March 1886

Years
  
Team

Date of death
  
4 September 1928(1928-09-04) (aged 42)

Place of death
  
Davos Platz, Switzerland

Died
  
4 September 1928, Davos Platz

James Edmundson Raine (3 March 1886 – 4 September 1928) was an English sportsman. He played football as an outside right for Glossop, Sunderland, Newcastle United and Sheffield United in the Football League. He also played rugby union for Percy Park and minor counties cricket for Northumberland.

Personal life

Raine attended Sheffield University and worked for a manufacturing company in Derwenthaugh. He served as a captain in the Durham Light Infantry during the First World War.

References

James Raine (footballer) Wikipedia