Wilf James

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales

201st all-time scorer347th for appearances

Born: 19 Feb 1907Cross Keys, Monmouthshire
Shirt: #10, #9, #8
Debut: 30 Aug 1930v Huddersfield Town, aged 23
Last game: 26 Dec 1931v Grimsby Town, aged 24

The West Ham career

all competitions, matches with line-up data

Appearances

41 starts, 0 from the bench

Goals

0.17 per game

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Assists

not recorded

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Minutes

not recorded

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Cards

not recorded

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Average rating

not rated

Best season for goals: 1930/31, 7 in 37 appearances.

Playing Time by season, all competitions

	Playing Time	Starts	Subs		Team Success
Season	MP	Starts	Subs	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off
1931/32	4	4	0	0	0.75
1930/31	37	37	0	0	0.86
Career	41	41	0	0	0.85

Same definitions as the season Players tab. Shots exclude blocked shots; on/off figures are approximate. Hover a heading for its meaning. Detailed numbers exist from 2015/16; older seasons show appearances, goals and cards where recorded. The Career row adds the seasons shown.

Goals

7 for West Ham

At home

Away

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Penalties

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Open play

Hat-tricks

By competition

First Division	7	40 apps
FA Cup	0	1 apps

Scored against most

When he scores

No goal minutes recorded.

First goal: 1 Sept 1930, v Liverpool 7–0

Latest goal: 31 Jan 1931, at Sheffield Wednesday 5–3

With him, without him

30 Aug 1930 to 26 Dec 1931

When he played

0.85

points per game

14 W 7 D 20 L

41 games · 2 scored · 2.34 conceded

34% wins

When he didn't

0.83

points per game

8 W 4 D 12 L

24 games · 1.38 scored · 2.33 conceded

33% wins

All competitions, between his first and last appearance, using matches with a recorded line-up. Injuries, rotation and who the opposition were all affect this, so treat it as context, not proof.

Milestones

30 Aug 1930Debutv Huddersfield Town 2–1 1930/31
1 Sept 1930First goalv Liverpool 7–0 1930/31
26 Dec 1931Last appearancev Grimsby Town 3–1 1931/32

Based on matches with line-up data (1900/01–1914/15, 1919/20–1938/39, 1945/46–2009/10 and 2015/16–2026/27); not a full career record.

By season and competition

Season	Competition	Apps	Starts	Mins	G	A
1931/32	First Division	4	4	–	0	–
1930/31	FA Cup	1	1	–	0	–
1930/31	First Division	36	36	–	7	–

Appearances

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	Res	G
26 Dec 1931	D1	Grimsby Town	3–1	W
25 Dec 1931	D1	at Grimsby Town	1–2	L
14 Nov 1931	D1	at Arsenal	1–4	L
10 Oct 1931	D1	at Liverpool	2–2	D
2 May 1931	D1	at Liverpool	0–2	L
6 Apr 1931	D1	at Bolton Wanderers	2–4	L
3 Apr 1931	D1	Bolton Wanderers	1–4	L
21 Mar 1931	D1	at Leeds United	0–3	L
16 Mar 1931	D1	Birmingham City	1–2	L
7 Mar 1931	D1	at Sheffield United	2–1	W
28 Feb 1931	D1	Arsenal	2–4	L
21 Feb 1931	D1	at Blackburn Rovers	0–1	L
14 Feb 1931	D1	at Manchester United	0–1	L
7 Feb 1931	D1	Grimsby Town	3–4	L
31 Jan 1931	D1	at Sheffield Wednesday	3–5	L	1
26 Jan 1931	D1	Newcastle United	3–2	W	1
17 Jan 1931	D1	at Chelsea	1–2	L
10 Jan 1931	FAC	Chelsea	1–3	L
3 Jan 1931	D1	Aston Villa	5–5	D
26 Dec 1930	D1	at Portsmouth	0–2	L
25 Dec 1930	D1	Portsmouth	4–3	W	1
20 Dec 1930	D1	at Sunderland	1–6	L
13 Dec 1930	D1	Manchester City	2–0	W
6 Dec 1930	D1	at Blackpool	3–1	W
29 Nov 1930	D1	Leicester City	2–0	W
22 Nov 1930	D1	at Derby County	1–1	D
15 Nov 1930	D1	Leeds United	1–1	D
8 Nov 1930	D1	at Birmingham City	2–0	W
1 Nov 1930	D1	Sheffield United	4–1	W
25 Oct 1930	D1	at Arsenal	1–1	D
18 Oct 1930	D1	Blackburn Rovers	4–3	W
11 Oct 1930	D1	Manchester United	5–1	W
4 Oct 1930	D1	at Grimsby Town	0–4	L
27 Sept 1930	D1	Sheffield Wednesday	3–3	D	1
20 Sept 1930	D1	at Newcastle United	2–4	L
17 Sept 1930	D1	at Middlesbrough	2–2	D	1
13 Sept 1930	D1	Chelsea	4–1	W	1
8 Sept 1930	D1	Middlesbrough	0–3	L
6 Sept 1930	D1	at Aston Villa	1–6	L
1 Sept 1930	D1	Liverpool	7–0	W	1
30 Aug 1930	D1	Huddersfield Town	2–1	W