Born
Cardenden
James Ritchie (1926)
Biography
James featured as a trialist in the first two games of the 1945-46 season before being signed up from Bowhill Rovers by manager Bob McGlashan. He was our regular ‘keeper throughout the campaign, missing just one competitive game, before being released on a free in May 1946 by new manager Arch Anderson.
Statistics
- Apps
- 35
- Goals
- -
- -
- -
- Goals/game
- -
- Minutes
- 3150
- Seasons
- 1
- Clean sheets
- 3
| Season | Apps | Goals | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945-46 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Club spells
First Spell
Joined: 18 Aug 1945 · Left: 31 May 1946
Other clubs played for
Managers played under
| Manager | First appearance | Most recent appearance | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob McGlashan | 11 Aug 1945 | 30 Mar 1946 | 33 |
| Archie Anderson | 20 Apr 1946 | 27 Apr 1946 | 2 |
Timeline
First competitive appearance
Raith Rovers 3–2 Arbroath· Southern League · Starks Park
Signed
First competitive clean sheet
Arbroath 1–0 Albion Rovers· Southern League · Gayfield
Latest recorded clean sheet
Arbroath 1–0 Stirling Albion· Scottish League Cup · Gayfield
Last appearance
Raith Rovers 3–1 Arbroath· Victory Cup · Starks Park
Recorded contract end
Died
Lochgelly
Appearances (35)
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 1946 | Raith Rovers | 3–1 | Arbroath | Victory Cup1945-46 | L |
| 20 Apr 1946 | Arbroath | 3–4 | Raith Rovers | Victory Cup1945-46 | L |
| 30 Mar 1946 | Stirling | 3–1 | Arbroath | Scottish League Cup1945-46 | L |
| 23 Mar 1946 | Arbroath | 1–3 | Dundee | Scottish League Cup1945-46 | L |
| 9 Mar 1946 | Arbroath | 1–0 | Stirling | Scottish League Cup1945-46 | W |
| 2 Mar 1946 | Dundee | 0–0 | Arbroath | Scottish League Cup1945-46 | D |
| 16 Feb 1946 | Arbroath | 2–2 | Dundee United | Forfarshire Cup1945-46 | D |
| 2 Feb 1946 | Alloa | 3–3 | Arbroath | Supplementary Cup1945-46 | D |
| 26 Jan 1946 | Arbroath | 1–3 | Alloa | Supplementary Cup1945-46 | L |
| 19 Jan 1946 | Arbroath | 2–4 | Ayr Utd | Southern League1945-46 | L |
| 12 Jan 1946 | Arbroath | 2–6 | East Fife | Southern League1945-46 | L |
| 5 Jan 1946 | Dundee United | 4–0 | Arbroath | Southern League1945-46 | L |
| 2 Jan 1946 | Arbroath | 0–5 | Airdrie (Old) | Southern League1945-46 | L |
| 1 Jan 1946 | Arbroath | 0–1 | St Johnstone | Southern League1945-46 | L |
| 29 Dec 1945 | Arbroath | 1–2 | Alloa | Southern League1945-46 | L |
| 22 Dec 1945 | Cowdenbeath | 4–2 | Arbroath | Southern League1945-46 | L |
| 15 Dec 1945 | Albion Rovers | 1–1 | Arbroath | Southern League1945-46 | D |
| 8 Dec 1945 | Arbroath | 0–3 | Dumbarton | Southern League1945-46 | L |
| 1 Dec 1945 | Stenhousemuir | 3–2 | Arbroath | Southern League1945-46 | L |
| 24 Nov 1945 | Arbroath | 3–1 | Dunfermline | Southern League1945-46 | W |
| 17 Nov 1945 | Arbroath | 2–1 | Raith Rovers | Southern League1945-46 | W |
| 10 Nov 1945 | Dundee | 8–0 | Arbroath | Southern League1945-46 | L |
| 3 Nov 1945 | Airdrie (Old) | 5–0 | Arbroath | Southern League1945-46 | L |
| 27 Oct 1945 | Ayr Utd | 4–1 | Arbroath | Southern League1945-46 | L |
| 20 Oct 1945 | East Fife | 8–0 | Arbroath | Southern League1945-46 | L |
| 13 Oct 1945 | Arbroath | 4–1 | Dundee United | Southern League1945-46 | W |
| 6 Oct 1945 | Alloa | 4–4 | Arbroath | Southern League1945-46 | D |
| 29 Sep 1945 | Arbroath | 4–1 | Cowdenbeath | Southern League1945-46 | W |
| 22 Sep 1945 | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Arbroath | Southern League1945-46 | L |
| 15 Sep 1945 | Arbroath | 1–0 | Albion Rovers | Southern League1945-46 | W |
Goals scored (0)
No goals recorded for these filters.