Background
James was born in Glanville, South Australia and was the eldest son of Thomas William James and Rachel Hall.
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He commenced his football career playing in Adelaide with the Glenelg Football Club before transferring to West Torrens. He then moved to Victoria and made his debut for South Melbourne in Round 1 of the 1923 VFL season. After an injury affected season in which he made eight appearances, James accepted an offer to coach the Cananore Football Club in Tasmania in 1924.
In 1925 he returned to Victoria and played with Hawthorn in their first season of VFL football.
He made only two appearances before retiring at the age of 29.
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August 3, 1966 (aged 70) -
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Australian