{{short description|Scottish footballer}} {{for|other people with the same name|James Gemmell (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}} {{Use British English|date=July 2017}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jimmy Gemmell | image = | fullname = James Gemmell<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> | birth_date = 17 November 1880<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> | birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> | death_date = Unknown | death_place = | position = Inside forward | years1 = 1899 | clubs1 = Duntocher Hibernian| caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1900 | clubs2 = Clyde | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1900–1906 | clubs3 = Sunderland | caps3 = 176 | goals3 = 43 | years4 = 1907 | clubs4 = Stoke | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 1907–1909 | clubs5 = Leeds City | caps5 = 67 | goals5 = 14 | years6 = 1910–1911 | clubs6 = Sunderland | caps6 = 36 | goals6 = 3 | years7 = 1911 | clubs7 = Third Lanark | caps7 = | goals7 = | years8 = 1912 | clubs8 = West Stanley | caps8 = | goals8 = | totalcaps = 290| totalgoals = 62 }} '''James Gemmell''' (17 November 1880 – after 1911) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke, Sunderland and Leeds City as an inside forward.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City">{{cite book|last=Matthews|first=Tony|title=The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City|year=1994|publisher=Lion Press|isbn=0-9524151-0-0}}</ref>
==Club career== Gemmell was born in Glasgow and played for Duntocher Hibernian and Clyde before joining Sunderland in 1900. He made his debut for Sunderland on 8 December 1900 against Sheffield Wednesday in a 1–0 win at Roker Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Imatchdets/IMD4323.asp |title=Sunderland 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday |publisher=The Stat Cat |accessdate=2008-07-30 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517085233/http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Imatchdets/IMD4323.asp |archivedate=2008-05-17 }}</ref> He was at Sunderland in two different spells; in 1900–07 and 1910–12 respectively, separated by a stay at Leeds United.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mightyleeds.co.uk/seasons/190708.htm|title=The Definitive History of Leeds United - Review of 1907/08 - Part 1 - Flattering to deceive|publisher=Mighty Leeds|accessdate=2008-07-30}}</ref> During his first stay at Sunderland, he won the 1902 English Football League Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.a-love-supreme.com/100%20greatest/40-31.htm|title=Jimmy Gemmell|publisher=A Love Supreme|accessdate=2008-07-30|archive-date=10 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510092118/http://www.a-love-supreme.com/100%20greatest/40-31.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gemmell made 213 league appearances for Sunderland, scoring 46 goals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG348.asp |title=Jimmy Gemmell |publisher=The Stat Cat |accessdate=2008-07-30 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926075631/http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG348.asp |archivedate=26 September 2012 }}</ref>
In 1907 Gemmell signed for Second Division Stoke but after making 11 appearances scoring twice he was sold to Leeds City due to Stoke having serious financial difficulties.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/>
==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{ENFA}}</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="8"|Sunderland |1900–01 |First Division |3||0||0||0||3||0 |- |1901–02 |First Division |31||10||2||0||33||10 |- |1902–03 |First Division |22||7||1||0||23||7 |- |1903–04 |First Division |29||10||1||0||30||10 |- |1904–05 |First Division |32||5||1||0||33||5 |- |1905–06 |First Division |29||7||4||0||33||7 |- |1906–07 |First Division |30||4||5||0||35||4 |- !colspan=2|Total !176!!43!!14!!0!!190!!43 |- |Stoke |1907–08 |Second Division |11||2||0||0||11||2 |- |rowspan="4"|Leeds City |1907–08 |Second Division |16||3||1||0||17||3 |- |1908–09 |Second Division |28||8||4||0||32||8 |- |1909–10 |Second Division |23||3||1||0||24||3 |- !colspan=2|Total !67!!14!!6!!0!!73!!14 |- |rowspan="3"|Sunderland |1910–11 |First Division |20||1||1||0||21||1 |- |1911–12 |First Division |16||2||0||0||16||2 |- !colspan=2|Total !36!!3!!1!!0!!37!!3 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !290!!62!!21!!0!!311!!62 |}
==Honours== ; Sunderland * Football League First Division champions: 1901–02
==References== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120926075631/http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG348.asp Jimmy Gemmell's careers stats] at The Stat Cat {{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gemmell, Jimmy}} Category:1880 births Category:Scottish men's footballers Category:Duntocher Hibernian F.C. players Category:Clyde F.C. players Category:Sunderland A.F.C. players Category:Stoke City F.C. players Category:Leeds City F.C. players Category:Third Lanark A.C. players Category:West Stanley F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:Year of death missing Category:Men's association football inside forwards