Jimmy Settle

Jimmy Settle

Personal information
Full name	James Legend Settle
Date of birth	1874
Place of birth	Millom, Cumberland, England
Date of death	Not known
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1894–1895	Bolton Wanderers	13	(4)
1895–1896	Halliwell
1896–1899	Bury	63	(28)
1899–1908	Everton	237	(84)
1908–1909	Stockport County	26	(2)
International career
1899–1903	England	6	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jimmy Settle was an English professional footballer. A fast-paced inside or outside right, he could have chosen sprinting if he had not taken up football.

Settle played for Bolton and Bury before joining Everton in 1899, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1906. Settle was Football League Division One's leading goalscorer for the 1901-02 season with 18 goals, the lowest of the highest totals achieved in the English top-flight to date. In 1908 Settle was sold to Stockport County, his final club before retiring from football.

Settle represented England 6 times between 1899 and 1903, playing in the British Home Championship against the other Home Nations, scoring 6 times, including a hat-trick against Ireland in February 1899. Settle scored England's only goal in the match against Scotland in April 1902 which was expunged from the records and replayed as a result of the Ibrox disaster which occurred during the game. Settle's goal in this match is not included in his international record.

External links

• Jimmy Settle at Stats section of Everton F.C. website