Jock Fleming
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James John Fleming | ||
| Date of birth | September 1864 | ||
| Place of birth | Leith, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | August 1934 (aged 69) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Vale of Leven | ||
| – | 93rd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders | ||
| 1891 | Southampton St. Mary's | 0 | (0) |
| 1892 | Aston Villa | 4 | (2) |
| 1892–1893 | Lincoln City | 11 | (5) |
| 1893–???? | Larkhall Saints | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James John "Jock" Fleming (September 1864 – August 1934) was a Scottish footballer who played at centre-forward for Southampton St. Mary's, Aston Villa and Lincoln City in the 1890s.
Fleming was born in Leith, near Edinburgh and played for Vale of Leven in the early years of the Scottish Football League before joining the army with the 93rd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
On 10 October 1891, Southampton St. Mary's played an exhibition match against the 93rd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders at the County Ground, Southampton which was lost 2–0. The St. Mary's management were so impressed by Fleming and his team-mate, Sandy McMillan, that they immediately signed them both in order that they might play in the forthcoming FA Cup match with Reading.
The FA Cup 2nd Qualifying match was played at the Antelope Ground on 24 October, and ended in a 7–0 victory to the "Saints", in which Private Fleming featured strongly with his aggressive style of play earning him a hat-trick. At the reception after the match, the Reading secretary asked for, and received, an advance of £3 on the share of the gate money. With this he immediately sent a telegram of protest accompanied by the necessary fee of 2 guineas to the Football Association claiming that the Saints had fielded illegally registered players in Fleming and McMillan. The claim was upheld by the F.A., who found that the players had not been registered at least 28 days before the match, and as the Saints had not complied with the requirements of Rule 5 they were thus expelled from the competition.
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