years death_date death_place clubs birth_place caps goals image_size position birth_date image article_title name
1887-1891 1891-1893 1893-1894 1894-1895 1895-1899 1899-1900 8 october 1908 newcastle-upon-tyne , england south bank middlesbrough liverpool grimsby town newcastle united middlesbrough darlington , england 0 16 29 117 1 0 14 4 9 0 200 winger 1871 james stott.jpg james stott
 james stott
james stott

james stott -lrb- born 1871 -rrb- in darlington , died 8 october 1908 in newcastle-upon-tyne -rrb- was a professional footballer of the late 19th century .
primarily a winger , but able to play in a number of positions , he began his career as an amateur with spells at south bank and middlesbrough before signing his first professional contract with liverpool in 1893 .
he only had one season at anfield - liverpool 's first in the football league , but in doing so won the second division championship and ended as the club 's top scorer with an impressive 14 goals in 17 games .
despite this , though , he was not a first team regular , and in 1894 he moved to grimsby town .
his spell there was also ended after a year , returning to the north-east to join newcastle united , where he captained the side to a shock f a cup victory at preston north end and promotion from the second division in 1898 .
after one year in the first division he returned to middlesbrough , but could n't get into the first-team , and he retired early in 1900 .
described as a snappy dresser , but with a short temper -lrb- on and off the pitch -rrb- , he later worked as a licensee .
he contracted a brain tumour , and died in a lunatic asylum in 1908 .
