Researching Jim Cassidy
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The name Jim means "Form of JAMES. one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jim Cassidy on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jim Cassidy and the Cassidy Family Tree
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Some Famous People called Jim Cassidy
Jim Cassidy (footballer)
Jim Cassidy was a Scottish footballer who played most of his career as a centre-forward for Bolton Wanderers in the late 19th century.
Cassidy was born in Kilmarnock on 2 December 1869 and started his football career at Kilmarnock, before moving on to Glasgow Hibernian.
In 1889, Cassidy joined Bolton where he remained (with short spells with Carfin Shamrock and Celtic) for 9 seasons, making 219 appearances, scoring 101 goals.
In an FA Cup tie against Sheffield United on 1 February 1890, Cassidy scored 5 goals in a 13–0 rout, with a further 4 goals coming from Davie Weir.
Cassidy also scored Bolton's consolation goal in the 1894 FA Cup Final – Bolton were 4-0 down to Notts County when, with three minutes to play, County's goalkeeper George Toone came out to meet a Bolton attack only to slip while attempting to clear and leave Cassidy with one of the easiest cup final goals of all time.
Source: Jim Cassidy (footballer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJim Cassidy (coach)
James Joseph Cassidy (2 May 1878 – 3 April 1956 ) was an Australian rules football coach who coached Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Cassidy played and coached Footscray in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) prior to his appointment as senior VFL coach. He coached Footscray to the 1908 and 1913 VFA premierships, then later worked at Footscray as a club trainer. In the 1926 VFL season, Cassidy was in charge of Footscray's seniors for the first eight rounds, before resigning. The club managed just one win under Cassidy but it was just their second season in the league. In 2010 he was inducted into the Bulldogs Hall of Fame.
Source: Jim Cassidy (coach), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cassidy
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