James Burke (19th-century footballer)

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James Burke was a Scottish footballer around the turn of the 20th century.

He played in the inside left position, and began his career with Woodvale before moving on to Scottish Cup holders Third Lanark in 1889.{{cite journal|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|author=John Litster|publisher=Scottish Football Historian magazine|date=October 2012}} Moving to England, he spent a season with Newark Town then appeared for Notts County in the 1892–93 season, scoring 4 times in 15 appearances.Lincoln City v Notts County match programme, 28-3-2009

Burke started playing for Lincoln City in 1894, and appeared in a total of 52 league games for them, scoring 7 times{{cite web |title=Jimmy Burke |url=http://www.redimps.com/ |publisher=Lincoln City F.C. |accessdate=11 February 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315162406/http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=burk01 |archivedate=15 March 2016}} (including the Lincoln goal in the 1–3 home defeat to Bury in the 1894–95 season).{{cite web|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120223161046/http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10440~1389347%2C00.html| archive-date = 23 February 2012 | url = https://www.redimps.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10440~1389347,00.html | title = We've met (Bury) before |publisher = Lincoln City F.C. | date = 21 April 2011}} He also played for Grantham Rovers.

He was 5 foot 6 ½ inches tall and weighed 11 stone 6 pounds.