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James Colin Todd (1896 – 12 March 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers as an outside forward.[3]

Jimmy Todd

Personal information
Full name	James Colin Todd[1]
Date of birth	1896[2]
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	12 March 1916 (aged 20)[3]
Place of death	near Armentières, France
Position(s)	Outside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1914	Musselburgh
1914–1915	Raith Rovers	22	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Todd worked as a railway clerk.[4] After the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Todd enlisted as a private in the McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots.[5] He was hit in the chest by shell fragments near Armentières, France on 12 March 1916 and died in a dugout shortly after, becoming the first footballer of the battalion to be killed in the war.[5] He was buried in Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension.[1]

Honours

• Raith Rovers Hall of Fame[6]

References

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