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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Settle | ||
| Date of birth | (1875-09-05)5 September 1875 | ||
| Place of birth | Millom,Cumberland, England | ||
| Date of death | 1 June 1954(1954-06-01) (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Horwich, Lancashire, England | ||
| Position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1894–1895 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | (4) |
| 1895–1896 | Halliwell Rovers | ||
| 1896–1899 | Bury | 63 | (28) |
| 1899–1908 | Everton | 237 | (84) |
| 1908–1909 | Stockport County | 26 | (2) |
| Total | 339 | (118) | |
| International career | |||
| 1899–1903 | England | 6 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Settle (5 September 1875 – 1 June 1954)[1] was an English professionalfootballer. A fast-pacedinside oroutside right, he could have chosensprinting if he had not taken up football.[2]
Settle played forBolton Wanderers andBury before joiningEverton for a fee of £400[1] in 1899, with whom he won theFA Cup in1906. Settle was theFootball League First Division's leading goalscorer for the 1901–02 season with 18 goals, the lowest of the highest totals achieved in the English top-flight to date.[3] In 1908 Settle was sold to Stockport County, his final club before retiring from football.
Settle representedEngland 6 times between 1899 and 1903, playing in theBritish Home Championship against the otherHome Nations, scoring 6 times, including ahat-trick againstIreland in February 1899.[4] Settle scored England's only goal in the match againstScotland in April 1902 which was expunged from the records and replayed as a result of theIbrox disaster which occurred during the game. Settle's goal in this match is not included in his international record.
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