Jim Stott

{{short description|GB & England international rugby league footballer}}

{{for|the association football player|Jimmy Stott}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2020}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Jim Stott

|fullname = James Stott

|image = James Stott - St. Helens.jpeg

|imagesize = 192

|caption =

|birth_date = 15 November 1919

|birth_place = Prescot, England

|death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1994|7|6|1919|11|15}}

|death_place =

|height =

|weight =

|position = {{rlp|CE}}

|club1 = St. Helens

|year1start = 1939

|year1end = 52

|appearances1 = 193

|tries1 = 65

|goals1 = 295

|fieldgoals1 = 0

|points1 = 785

|club2 = → Wigan (guest)

|year2start = 1942

|year2end =

|appearances2 = 2

|tries2 = 3

|goals2 = 0

|fieldgoals2 =

|points2 = 9

|teamA = Lancashire

|yearAstart = ≥1939

|yearAend = ≤52

|appearancesA = 2

|triesA =

|goalsA =

|fieldgoalsA =

|pointsA =

|teamB = England

|yearBstart = 1943

|yearBend = 47

|appearancesB = 3

|triesB = 0

|goalsB = 0

|fieldgoalsB = 0

|pointsB = 0

|teamC = Great Britain

|yearCstart = 1947

|yearCend =

|appearancesC = 1

|triesC = 0

|goalsC = 0

|fieldgoalsC = 0

|pointsC = 0

|new = yes

|retired = yes

|updated = 15 June 2012

|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jim-stott/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Stott&submit=Go&c=England|title=England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Stott&submit=Go&c=GB|title=Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}

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James Stott (15 November 1919{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=dfDxuA0mI1UB2Ur1bOMg%2BA&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|access-date=1 January 2012}} – 6 July 1994) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for United Glass Bottle ARLFC (now Eccleston Lions ARLFC (in Eccleston, St Helens) of the North West Men's League),{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/ecclestonlionsarlfc|title=Eccleston Lions ARLFC at pitchero.com|publisher=pitchero.com|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}} and St Helens, as a {{rlp|ce}}. Jim Stott was a Private in the British Army during World War II,{{cite web|url=http://rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk/gallery-images/86-large.jpg|title=inside programme, Northern Command v. A Rugby League XIII, 1942|publisher=rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk|date=31 December 2011|access-date=1 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223013/http://rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk/gallery-images/86-large.jpg|archive-date=2 December 2013|url-status=dead}} and appeared for Wigan as a World War II guest player.{{cite book|last=Latham|first=Michael|title=They played for Wigan|year=1992|publisher=Mike R.L.|location=Adlington|isbn=978-0-9516098-2-8|author2=Gate, Robert}}