George Thomas Russell Jessiman (24 September 1900 – 1986) was a Scottish amateur football outside left who made 120 appearances in the Scottish League for Arthurlie.[4][5] He also played for Clyde, Morton, Albion Rovers and Alloa Athletic and was capped by Scotland at amateur level.[5][1]

George Jessiman
Personal information
Full name George Thomas Russell Jessiman[1]
Date of birth 24 September 1900[2]
Place of birth Gorbals, Scotland[3]
Date of death 1986 (aged 86)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1922 Arthurlie
1922–1923 Morton 29 (1)
1923–1927 Arthurlie 120 (58)
1927–1931 Clyde 82 (11)
1931–1932 Albion Rovers 26 (9)
1932–1933 Alloa Athletic 1 (0)
International career
1926 Scotland Amateurs 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Morton 1922–23[5] Scottish First Division 29 1 1 0 30 1
Arthurlie 1923–24[5] Scottish Third Division 31 13 2[a] 0 33 13
1924–25[5] Scottish Second Division 31 11 2 0 33 11
1925–26[5] 31 20 3 2 34 22
1926–27[5] 27 14 3 1 30 15
Total 120 58 8 3 2 0 130 61
Clyde 1927–28[5] Scottish First Division 30 2 1 0 31 2
1928–29[5] 36 6 3 0 39 6
1929–30[5] 16 3 0 0 16 3
Total 82 11 4 0 86 11
Albion Rovers 1931–32[5] Scottish Second Division 26 9 2 0 28 9
Alloa Athletic 1932–33[5] Scottish Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 258 79 15 3 2 0 275 82
  1. ^ Appearances in Scottish Qualifying Cup

Honours

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Arthurlie

References

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  1. ^ a b McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). p. 327. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. ^ "1900 JESSIMAN, GEORGE THOMAS R (Statutory registers Births 644/12 1092)". Scotland's People. National Records of Scotland and the Court of the Lord Lyon.
  3. ^ 1901 Scotland Census
  4. ^ "Arthurlie in September: A trip down memory lane". Barrhead News. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.