Jimmy Kidd
Encyclopedia
James "Jimmy" Kidd was a footballer who played in the Football League for Blackpool
, Bolton Wanderers
and Derby County
.
late in the 1910-11
season, in a goalless draw with West Bromwich Albion
at Bloomfield Road
on 8 April. He took over from William Fiske
, who up until that point had been present for 72 consecutive League games, for the four remaining games of the season that followed.
Fiske returned to the team for the first 23 League games of the 1911-12
campaign. Hoad took over for another goalless draw, this time at Bradford City
on 6 February. He also played in the five games that followed, four of which were losses.
Kidd (16 League appearances) and Fiske (22) shared the goalkeeping role in 1912-13
, before the latter made it his own again in 1913-14
.
Fiske left the club at the end of the season, allowing Kidd to become the first-choice 'keeper for 1914-15
. He played in the first 30 League games before leaving the club for Bolton Wanderers
. Two other goalkeepers — James Mitchell
and Fred Thompson — played for Blackpool in the eight remaining games of the season.
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
, Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
and Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
.
Blackpool
Kidd made his debut for BlackpoolBlackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
late in the 1910-11
Blackpool F.C. season 1910-11
The 1910-11 season was Blackpool F.C.s fourteenth season in the Football League. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing seventh....
season, in a goalless draw with West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
at Bloomfield Road
Bloomfield Road
Bloomfield Road is an all-seater football stadium in the English town of Blackpool, Lancashire. It has been the permanent home of Blackpool F.C. since 1901 and is named after the road on which the stadium's main entrance used to stand. The stadium has been in a process of redevelopment since 2000...
on 8 April. He took over from William Fiske
William Fiske (footballer)
William A. Fiske was an English professional football goalkeeper. He spent seven years at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over 200 Football League appearances for the club.-Blackpool:...
, who up until that point had been present for 72 consecutive League games, for the four remaining games of the season that followed.
Fiske returned to the team for the first 23 League games of the 1911-12
Blackpool F.C. season 1911-12
The 1911-12 season was Blackpool F.C.s fifteenth season in the Football League. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fourteenth....
campaign. Hoad took over for another goalless draw, this time at Bradford City
Bradford City A.F.C.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....
on 6 February. He also played in the five games that followed, four of which were losses.
Kidd (16 League appearances) and Fiske (22) shared the goalkeeping role in 1912-13
Blackpool F.C. season 1912-13
The 1912-13 season was Blackpool F.C.s sixteenth season in the Football League. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing bottom...
, before the latter made it his own again in 1913-14
Blackpool F.C. season 1913-14
The 1913-14 season was Blackpool F.C.s seventeenth season in the Football League. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing sixteenth....
.
Fiske left the club at the end of the season, allowing Kidd to become the first-choice 'keeper for 1914-15
Blackpool F.C. season 1914-15
The 1914-15 season was Blackpool F.C.s eighteenth season in the Football League. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing tenth....
. He played in the first 30 League games before leaving the club for Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
. Two other goalkeepers — James Mitchell
James Mitchell (footballer)
James Frederick Mitchell, also known as Jim Mitchell, and sometimes Fred Mitchell, was an English footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a goalkeeper...
and Fred Thompson — played for Blackpool in the eight remaining games of the season.