Jimmy Speirs [SEP] date of death
Jimmy Speirs
James Hamilton Speirs (22 March 1886 – 20 August 1917) was a Scottish footballer who represented his country on one occasion, scored the winning goal in the 1911 FA Cup Final, and received the Military Medal during the First World War.
Born in Glasgow, he worked as a clerk while playing youth football for Annandale. He started his adult football career with local junior team Maryhill, where he played for less than a season, before he moved to Rangers in 1905. He spent three years with
marriage ended in 1990.
In October 2002, Bill married his partner Pat Stuart in Glasgow.
Bill died in Glasgow on 23 September 2009 following a long illness.
External links.
- Bill Speirs - Daily Telegraph obituary
- BBC: Union champion Speirs dies at 57 - Wed 23 Sep 2009
- STV: Tributes paid to trade unionist Bill Speirs - report & video - Wed 23 Sep 2009
- Obituary - Wed 23 Sep 2009 "The Herald"/a
- Obituary - Thu 24