Jackie Carr (Scottish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Carr | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Bishopbriggs, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 18 December 1990 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | |||
| St Roch's | |||
| Clyde | |||
| 1946–1947 | Alloa Athletic | ||
| 1948–1951 | Gillingham | 73 | (26) |
| Chelmsford City | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Carr (12 January 1924 – 18 December 1990) was a Scottish footballer who played as a winger.
Career
[edit]Prior to playing senior football, Carr played at junior level at Kirkintilloch Rob Roy[1] and St Roch's.
Carr played senior football for Clyde (during World War II)[2] and Alloa Athletic in Scotland, before signing for Gillingham in June 1948.[3] On 1 September 1948, Carr made his debut for Gillingham in a 5–0 away win against Dartford.[4] Carr scored 12 goals in each of his Southern League seasons with Gillingham, remaining with the club as they won re-election to the Football League in 1950. In his final season at the club, Carr scored two goals in 11 Football League appearances, before signing for Chelmsford City in August 1951.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ex-Rabs Players signed by Seniors". Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. 27 July 2005. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Jackie Carr". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "On this day..." Gillingham F.C. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Jackie Carr". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
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- 1924 births
- 1990 deaths
- Men's association football wingers
- Scottish men's footballers
- Sportspeople from Bishopbriggs
- Footballers from East Dunbartonshire
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. players
- St Roch's F.C. players
- Clyde F.C. players
- Alloa Athletic F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Chelmsford City F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- English Football League players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football forward, 1920s birth stubs