James Coupar: Man United forward Profile & Stats
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James Coupar

Position: forward

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 15 9 2 4 34 23 +11 60.00
A 17 0 4 13 12 56 -44 0.00
N 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 50.00
TOTALS 34 10 7 17 52 82 -30 29.41

Name: James "Jimmy" Coupar
Birthdate: 03-03-1869
Age: 156
Birthplace: Dundee, Scotland
Height: 5' 6" (1.68m)
Weight: 10st 4lbs (65.32kg)
Years at Club: 1892-1894, 1901-1902
Signing Info: Transferred from: Dundee Our Boys, 06/1892, £. 2nd Spell, Transferred from: Swindon Town, 09/1901, £
Previous Clubs: Dundee Our Boys, St. Johnstone, Rotherham Town, Luton Town, Swindon Town, Linfield
Debut: 03/09/1892 v Blackburn Rovers (A) 3-4 (League Division One)
Farewell: 1st Farewell Transferred to Rotherham Town, 10/1894, £, Final Farewell Transferred to ?, 04/1902, £
Passed Away: 30/01/1953

Biography

Possibly the player with the strangest Newton Heath career was Jimmy Coupar, an inside-forward whose "cleverness was almost proverbial". Although only 5'6", he packed a terrific shot to go with his speed and superb ball control. Alas, his time in Manchester was characterized by frequent fits and starts.
Coupar had come through the ranks at Dundee Our Boys, Dundee's predecessors, around 1887 and had become captain by 1891-92, going by the nickname of "Peem"! In June 1892, he was one of three Dundonians who impressed at the club's annual sports and got headhunted by Newton Heath as the Mancunians prepared to enter the Football League.
Jimmy was actually in the very first lineup and even scored against Blackburn Rovers on September 3rd, 1892. He went on to play in 40 overall games that season while cementing his place as a popular player with the Heath fans. Coupar also spent some time in the reserve team and that enabled him to gain selection for the Lancashire Combination XI to face their NE Lancashire League counterparts in April.
After one reserve team outing in September 1893, however, Coupar suffered a bad knee injury. A month later, he was ordered to take a full year off to recover, so he headed back home to Dundee while pocketing 25s a week from Newton Heath. While recuperating, Coupar refereed the odd junior game in town then played briefly for St. Johnstone and Dundee, albeit in friendlies only.
Having returned to Manchester at the start of 1894-95, Jimmy only played in a couple of friendlies before moving to Rotherham Town in October. He excelled for the Division Two outfit, scoring 12 goals in 19 outings that season. He was soon on the move again, signing for Luton Town in the Southern League and continuing to net regularly, totaling 14 goals in 18 appearances.
Coupar's efforts helped earn Luton entry into the Football League in 1897-98 but, after just one season there, he returned to the Southern League to serve Swindon Town. He spent a couple of seasons with them - interrupted by a brief stint in Ireland with Linfield in August 1899 - and managed to lead their scoring charts in 1898-99.
Intriguingly, Jimmy returned to Newton Heath in 1901-02, some seven years after his last appearance for them. By now he was not a regular in the front line, amassing almost as many games in the reserve team. He did, however, make a poignant contribution on April 23rd, 1902, when he scored in Heath's last ever league game (before the name change to Manchester United), just like he had scored in their first ever league fixture back in 1892.
Also, much like in 1892-93, Coupar also bagged a Manchester Senior Cup winners' medal when the Heathens fulfilled their last ever outing of any kind by defeating Manchester City in the final on April 26th. This was the end of Jimmy's career in senior football as he was soon reinstated as an amateur and did not stay on with the reformed club.
Having been educated at Wallacetown School, Jimmy served an apprenticeship as an engineer at Lilybank Foundry. He migrated to America in 1925 only to return to Dundee in 1931 and live in a house at 16 Watson Street. After retiring, he took up gardening as a pastime, and had moved to Walney in Barrow-in-Furness by the time he passed away, aged 84, in 1953..
DOB provided by the Coupar Family & Lisa Sparks. FACT: James Coupar scored Newton Heath's 1st & indeed last goal, in the Football League. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude.
 
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Season Goals Season Apps
No Season League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals		 Season
Apps
1. 1892-1893 6 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 23
2. 1901-1902 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11
TOTALS 10 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 34

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
1. Doncaster Rovers 3 1
2. Preston North End 1 1
3. Chesterfield 1 1
4. Blackburn Rovers 1 1
5. Stoke City 1 1
6. Aston Villa 1 1
7. Birmingham City 1 1
8. Bolton Wanderers 1 1
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Burnley 3 0
2. West Bromwich Albion 3 0
3. Preston North End 3 1
4. Aston Villa 2 1
5. Accrington Stanley 2 0
6. Derby County 2 0
7. Stoke City 2 1
8. Sunderland 2 0
9. Birmingham City 2 1
10. Chesterfield 2 1
11. Blackburn Rovers 1 1
12. Everton 1 0
13. Bolton Wanderers 1 1
14. Sheffield Wednesday 1 0
15. Notts County 1 0
16. Glossop 1 0
17. Doncaster Rovers 1 3
18. Barnsley 1 0
19. Stockport County 1 0
20. Port Vale 1 0
21. Burton United 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Preston North End Committee 3
2. ? 2
3. Jackson, Henry 2
4. Ramsay, George 2
5. Accrington Stanley Committee 2
6. Derby County Committee 2
7. Reeves, Arthur 2
8. Watson, Tom 2
9. Jones, Alfred 2
10. Hind, E.F. 2
11. Mitchell, Thomas 1
12. Molyneux, Dick 1
13. Bentley, John 1
14. Dickinson, Arthur 1
15. Browne, Edwin 1
16. Glossop Committee 1
17. Doncaster Rovers Committee 1
18. Heaven, Frank 1
19. McCartney, John 1
20. Stewart, Fred 1
21. Mangnall, Ernest 1
22. Gleaves, Sam 1
23. Clark, W 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Albut, Alf 23
2. West, James 11
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. North Road, (Monsall) 9
2. Bank Street 6
3. Deepdale 2
4. Victoria Ground 2
5. Bramall Lane 1
6. Cobridge Stadium 1
7. Ewood Park 1
8. Goodison Park 1
9. Green Lane 1
10. Newcastle Road 1
11. North Road, (Glossop) 1
12. Perry Bar 1
13. Pikes Lane 1
14. Racecourse Ground 1
15. Saltergate 1
16. Stoney Lane 1
17. Thornleyhome Road 1
18. Trent Bridge 1
19. Turf Moor 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division One 21
2. League Division Two 11
3. Test Match 2
No Opponent Count
1. Burnley 3
2. West Bromwich Albion 3
3. Preston North End 3
4. Aston Villa 2
5. Accrington Stanley 2
6. Derby County 2
7. Stoke City 2
8. Sunderland 2
9. Birmingham City 2
10. Chesterfield 2
11. Blackburn Rovers 1
12. Everton 1
13. Bolton Wanderers 1
14. Sheffield Wednesday 1
15. Notts County 1
16. Glossop 1
17. Doncaster Rovers 1
18. Barnsley 1
19. Stockport County 1
20. Port Vale 1
21. Burton United 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 34
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
1. 26-10-1901 Doncaster Rovers League Division Two 3
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 03-09-1892 Div 1 Blackburn Rovers L 3-4 A 1 Bob Donaldson ??', James Coupar ??', Alf Farman ??' Jack Southworth 3', Coombe Hall 8', 10', Harry Chippendale 70'
2. 10-09-1892 Div 1 Burnley D 1-1 H 0 Bob Donaldson 85' *Henry Boyd 60'
3. 17-09-1892 Div 1 Burnley L 1-4 A 0 Bob Donaldson 23' James Crabtree 25', Jimmy Hill 35', 42', Billy Bowes 60'
4. 24-09-1892 Div 1 Everton L 0-6 A 0 Fred Geary 1' , 4', Edgar Chadwick ??', ??', Alan Maxwell ??', Alf Milward ??'
5. 01-10-1892 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion D 0-0 A 0
6. 08-10-1892 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion L 2-4 H 0 Bob Donaldson ??', William Hood ??' Roddy McLeod 15', Billy Bassett ??', Archie Bostock ??', ??'
7. 19-11-1892 Div 1 Aston Villa W 2-0 H 1 Thomas Fitzsimmons 7', James Coupar 65'
8. 26-11-1892 Div 1 Accrington Stanley D 2-2 A 0 Thomas Fitzsimmons ??', James Colville ??' David Alexander ??', James Whitehead 47'
9. 03-12-1892 Div 1 Bolton Wanderers L 1-4 A 1 James Coupar ??' Handel Bentley 2', 7', Jim Wilson ??', Jimmy Cassidy ??'
10. 24-12-1892 Div 1 Sheffield Wednesday L 1-5 H 0 William Hood 90' Sandy Rowan 20', ??', Harry Davis ??', Fred Spiksley 45', ??'
11. 26-12-1892 Div 1 Preston North End L 1-2 A 1 James Coupar ??' David Russell ??', 46'
12. 31-12-1892 Div 1 Derby County W 7-1 H 0 Bob Donaldson ??', ??', ??', Alf Farman ??', ??', ??', Thomas Fitzsimmons ??' John Clements ??' (o.g.)
13. 07-01-1893 Div 1 Stoke City L 1-7 A 1 James Coupar 1' Billy Dickson ??', ??', ??', Jimmy Robertson ??', ??', Joe Schofield ??', *Alf Edge ??'
14. 26-01-1893 Div 1 Notts County L 0-4 A 0 Daniel Bruce ??', James Oswald ??', William Gunn ??', Jimmy Burke ??'
15. 11-02-1893 Div 1 Derby County L 1-5 A 0 Thomas Fitzsimmons 85' John Goodhall 11', Stephen Bloomer 20', Johnny McMillan ??', Tommy Little ??', Archie Goodhall ??'
16. 04-03-1893 Div 1 Sunderland L 0-5 H 0 Johnny Campbell 24', 25', ??', John Harvey 44', James Gillespie ??'
17. 06-03-1893 Div 1 Aston Villa L 0-2 A 0 James Logan 15', 17'
18. 31-03-1893 Div 1 Stoke City W 1-0 H 0 Alf Farman ??'
19. 01-04-1893 Div 1 Preston North End W 2-1 H 0 Bob Donaldson 30', ??' Billy Stewart ??'
20. 04-04-1893 Div 1 Sunderland L 0-6 A 0 Jimmy Hannah 10', Johnny Campbell 55', 90', Jimmy Millar 65', ??', Hughie Wilson 67'
21. 08-04-1893 Div 1 Accrington Stanley D 3-3 H 0 Thomas Fitzsimmons ??', Bob Donaldson ??', William S. Stewart ??' Tom Lea ??', ??', John Clements ??' (o.g.)
22. 22-04-1893 TM Birmingham City D 1-1 N 0 Alf Farman ??' Fred Wheldon ??'
23. 27-04-1893 TM Birmingham City W 5-2 N 1 Alf Farman 32' (pen), 47', 84', Joe Cassidy ??', James Coupar ??' Frank Mobley 6', Billy Walton 50'
24. 19-10-1901 Div 2 Glossop D 0-0 A 0
25. 26-10-1901 Div 2 Doncaster Rovers W 6-0 H 3 James Coupar ??', ??', ??', William Griffiths ??', Stephen Preston ??', ??' (o.g.)
26. 09-11-1901 Div 2 West Bromwich Albion L 1-2 H 0 James Fisher ??' Chippy Simmons ??', ??'
27. 23-11-1901 Div 2 Barnsley W 1-0 H 0 William Griffiths 1'
28. 07-12-1901 Div 2 Preston North End L 1-5 A 0 Stephen Preston ??' Michael Good ??', Joseph Rogers ??', ??', Robert Jack ??', *Ernest Pegg ??'
29. 01-02-1902 Div 2 Stockport County L 0-1 A 0 Andrew Swann 5'
30. 11-02-1902 Div 2 Burnley W 2-0 H 0 Hubert Lappin ??', Stephen Preston ??'
31. 17-03-1902 Div 2 Chesterfield L 0-3 A 0 Tommy Brown 17', 87', Herbert Munday 60'
32. 19-04-1902 Div 2 Port Vale D 1-1 A 0 Alf Schofield 20' Billy Heames 11'
33. 21-04-1902 Div 2 Burton United W 3-1 H 0 Walter Cartwright ??', William Griffiths ??', Stephen Preston ??' John Lewis ??'
34. 23-04-1902 Div 2 Chesterfield W 2-0 H 1 James Coupar ??', Stephen Preston ??'
 

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