James Bye (footballer)

James Henry Bye (11 February 1920 – June 1995) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.[2] He played as a right half.

James Bye
Personal information
Full name James Henry Bye
Date of birth (1920-02-11)11 February 1920[1]
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Date of death June 1995 (1995-07) (aged 75)
Place of death Blackpool, England
Playing position(s) Right half
Youth career
Shirley Juniors
1937 Birmingham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937–1944 Birmingham 4[lower-alpha 1] (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Bye was born in the Aston district of Birmingham. He played for Shirley Juniors before joining Birmingham in May 1937, turning professional later that year.[3] He made his debut in the First Division on 28 January 1939 in a 5–0 defeat at Preston North End,[4] and played in the first three games of the 1939–40 season, which was then abandoned when the Second World War started.[5] He played a total of 36 games for Birmingham in the wartime competitions,[6] and also made guest appearances for Nottingham Forest and West Bromwich Albion, while serving in the Army, but retired from the game in 1944.[3] He died in Blackpool in 1995.

Notes
  1. Figure includes three games from the abandoned 1939–40 season.

References
  1. England and Wales Death Registration: James Henry Bye
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 45. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. Matthews, p. 181.
  5. Matthews, p. 236.
  6. Matthews, pp. 236–38.


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