James Liddell (born 1897) was a Scottish

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who played for Albion Rovers,

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and Clyde. He joined

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in 1920 but failed to make any first team appearances in his year at

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, moving on to

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in 1921. In two and a half years in Bristol he made thirty league appearances, scoring either 4 or 5 goals. In January 1924 he moved to First Division side

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, but as with his time in Liverpool, he didn't make any first team appearances for them.

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