Jimmy Soye
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Soye | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Govan, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | Unknown | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Inside-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rutherglen Glencairn | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1904–1905 | Distillery | ||
| 1905–1906 | Southampton | 18 | (5) |
| 1906–1909 | Newcastle United | 7 | (2) |
| 1909–1915 | Aberdeen | 187 | (20) |
| National team | |||
| 1911 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James "Jimmy" Soye (born 14 April 1885) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside-forward for various clubs in Scotland, Ireland and England in the period prior to World War I.
Soye was born in the Govan area of Glasgow and trained as an electrical engineer. After playing Junior Football for Rutherglen Glencairn, Soye moved to Belfast where he had a trial with Belfast Celtic before joining Distillery at the end of the 1903–04 season.
In his one season at Distillery, his 14 goals helped the Whites win three trophies, the Irish Cup, the City Cup and the County Antrim Shield when he scored in the Final.
In the summer of 1905, he moved to southern England to join Southampton of the Southern League. The "Saints" were anxious to regain the Southern League title which they had taken six times in the eight years up to 1904, but had finished in a disappointing third place at the end of the 1904–05 season. He made his debut away to Norwich City on 9 September 1905 when he played at inside-right in a 1–1 draw. Although Soye was only 5 ft 8 in tall, he was "muscular and clever enough to avoid the more robust challenges". He soon became an established member of the side, helping the forwards Fred Harrison and Harry Brown to score, as well as contributing the occasional goal himself, including both goals in a 2–1 victory against Queens Park Rangers on 4 November. As the season progressed, his form trailed off and by the end of January, he had lost his place to Frank Jefferis. At the end of the season, Southampton finished as runners-up, five points behind champions Fulham.
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