| 词条 | Billy James (footballer) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Billy James | image = | fullname = William John James | birth_date = {{birth date|1921|10|18|df=y}} | birth_place = Cardiff, Wales | death_date = {{death date and age|1980|07|27|1921|10|18|df=y}} | death_place = Cardiff, Wales | height = | position = Forward | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1946–1947 | clubs1 = Cardiff City | caps1 = 6 | goals1 = 3 }}William John "Billy" James (18 October 1921 – 27 July 1980) was a Welsh professional footballer. During his career, he represented Wales at amateur level during wartime competitions and played six times in the Football League for Cardiff City before being forced to retire due to the physical effects of his time spent as a prisoner of war during the Second World War.[1] CareerBorn in Cardiff, James was raised in the Splott area of the city, living in Carlisle Street.[2] He joined his hometown club Cardiff City in 1939 at the start of the Second World War.[3] A prolific scorer for the club during wartime fixtures, he was regarded as an exciting prospect in Welsh football and was chosen to represent Wales in two wartime fixtures against England, scoring in the first match where he played against Stan Cullis.[2][4] At the age of 18, James enlisted in the army, joining the 77th HAA Regiment, Royal Artillery.[2] The unit contained a number of footballers including other Cardiff City players Ernie Curtis and Billy Baker and embarked on a journey to North Africa by ship for deployment. However, en route, Japanese forces launched attacks on Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaya leading the UK to declare war against Japan which saw James and his unit rerouted to the Dutch colony of Java in the Dutch East Indies where British forces suffered heavy losses and James was one of numerous British troops taken prisoner.[2][3] He spent three years in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp before returning to Britain at the end of the war.[2] He resumed playing for Cardiff City in the 1946–47 season, scoring in his first two matches in the Football League, a 2–1 defeat to Notts County and a 2–0 victory over Bournemouth.[5] However, his time in the POW camp had seen James suffer from severe malnutrition and the effects had resulted in irreparable damage to his eyesight and he was forced into retirement at the end of the season.[2][3][6][7] The club held a benefit game for James in May 1950 and he later returned to work for the club as a scout.[3] Career statistics
1. ^{{cite web |url=http://hugmansfootballers.com/player/10063 |title=Billy James |publisher=Barry Hugman's footballers |accessdate=9 December 2016}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite book |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZTw7AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT98&lpg=PT98&dq=billy+james+cardiff+city&source=bl&ots=4FebZdPZIE&sig=n1rQs1AB3Gkm8jodDj_aAWAkehc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQ5OmJsOnQAhXlIsAKHdBgBoQQ6AEIYDAS#v=onepage&q=billy%20james%20cardiff%20city&f=false |title=Gas Masks for Goal Posts:Football in Britain During the Second World War |first=Anton |last=Rippon |publisher=The History Press |year=2011}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{Cite book | title = The Who's Who of Cardiff City | first = Dean | last = Hayes | publisher = Breedon Books | year = 2006 | pages=97–98 | isbn= 1-85983-462-0}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://wfda.co.uk/index.php/internationals/wartime |title=Wartime internationals |publisher=Welsh Football Data Archive |accessdate=9 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220083419/http://wfda.co.uk/index.php/internationals/wartime |archive-date=2016-12-20 |dead-url=yes |df= }} 5. ^1 {{Cite book | title=The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. | first=Richard | last=Shepherd | publisher=SoccerData Publications | year=2002 | isbn=1-899468-17-X}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/article/1947-1964-726695.aspx |title=1947–1964 Post-War Recovery |publisher=Cardiff City F.C. |first=Richard |last=Shepherd |date=20 March 2013 |accessdate=9 December 2016}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/article/2013-poppy-appeal-pride-1162339.aspx |title=2013 poppy appeal pride |publisher=Cardiff City F.C. |date=8 November 2013 |accessdate=9 December 2016}} 8. ^Appearance in the Welsh Cup. References 10 : 1921 births|1980 deaths|Footballers from Cardiff|Welsh footballers|Cardiff City F.C. players|English Football League players|British World War II prisoners of war|Royal Artillery soldiers|Cardiff City F.C. non-playing staff|Association football forwards |
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