Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Arthur Edward Eggleton [1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 August 1897 | ||
Place of birth | Heston, England | ||
Date of death | 13 January 1963[2] | (aged 65)||
Place of death | Hillingdon, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
–1921 | Slough | ||
1921–1923 | Charlton Athletic | 26 | (0) |
1923–1926 | Watford | 48 | (2) |
1926 | Lincoln City | 0 | (0) |
1926–1930 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | (0) |
1930 | Canterbury Waverley | ||
Managerial career | |||
1954 | Queens Park Rangers (reserves) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Arthur Edward Eggleton (29 August 1897 – 13 January 1963) was an English professional football centre half, best remembered for his long association with Queens Park Rangers. [2] He served the club as a player, trainer, reserve team manager and odd-job man manager for 37 years. [2] [3] He also played for Football League clubs Watford and Charlton Athletic. [1] [4]
Eggleton served as a gunner in the Royal Artillery during the First World War and was gassed during the course of his service. [5]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Charlton Athletic | 1921–22 [6] | Third Division South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
1922–23 [6] | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
1923–24 [2] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
Watford | 1923–24 [7] | Third Division South | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
1924–25 [7] | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
1925–26 [7] | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
Total | 48 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 52 | 2 | |||
Queens Park Rangers | 1926–27 [8] | Third Division South | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
1927–28 [9] | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
1928–29 [10] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
Career total | 116 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 2 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | James Arthur Edward Eggleton [1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 August 1897 | ||
Place of birth | Heston, England | ||
Date of death | 13 January 1963[2] | (aged 65)||
Place of death | Hillingdon, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
–1921 | Slough | ||
1921–1923 | Charlton Athletic | 26 | (0) |
1923–1926 | Watford | 48 | (2) |
1926 | Lincoln City | 0 | (0) |
1926–1930 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | (0) |
1930 | Canterbury Waverley | ||
Managerial career | |||
1954 | Queens Park Rangers (reserves) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Arthur Edward Eggleton (29 August 1897 – 13 January 1963) was an English professional football centre half, best remembered for his long association with Queens Park Rangers. [2] He served the club as a player, trainer, reserve team manager and odd-job man manager for 37 years. [2] [3] He also played for Football League clubs Watford and Charlton Athletic. [1] [4]
Eggleton served as a gunner in the Royal Artillery during the First World War and was gassed during the course of his service. [5]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Charlton Athletic | 1921–22 [6] | Third Division South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
1922–23 [6] | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
1923–24 [2] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
Watford | 1923–24 [7] | Third Division South | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
1924–25 [7] | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
1925–26 [7] | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
Total | 48 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 52 | 2 | |||
Queens Park Rangers | 1926–27 [8] | Third Division South | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
1927–28 [9] | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
1928–29 [10] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
Career total | 116 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 2 |