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John Gordon (Scottish footballer)

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John Gordon
Gordon while with Coventry City in 1910
Personal information
Full name John Gordon[1]
Date of birth 12 January 1886
Place of birth Arbroath, Scotland
Date of death 1971 (aged 84–85)
Place of death Leith, Scotland
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904–1906 Arbroath
1906–1908 Hibernian 31 (0)
1908–1909 Brentford 3 (0)
1909–1910 Leith Athletic 22 (2)
1910–1911 Coventry City 11 (0)
1911–1912 Bathgate
0000–1920 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
1920–1922 Hibernian 5 (1)
1922 St Bernard's 7 (2)
1922– Leeds United 0 (0)
0000–1924 Loanhead Mayflower
1924 Forfar Athletic 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Gordon (12 January 1886 – 1971) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Hibernian, Leith Athletic, St Bernard's and Forfar Athletic as a centre half.[1] He also played in the Southern League for Brentford and Coventry City.[2][3]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hibernian 1906–07[4] Scottish League First Division 14 0 7 0 21 0
1907–08[4] 17 0 1 0 18 0
Total 31 0 8 0 39 0
Brentford 1908–09[3] Southern League First Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Leith Athletic 1909–10[1] Scottish League Second Division 22 2 10 0 32 2
Coventry City 1910–11[5] Southern League First Division 11 0 0 0 11 0
Hibernian 1920–21[4] Scottish League First Division 4 1 0 0 4 1
1921–22[4] 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 36 1 8 0 44 1
St Bernard's 1922–23[1] Scottish League Second Division 7 2 0 0 7 2
Forfar Athletic 1923–24[6] Scottish League Second Division 6 2 2 2 8 4
Career total 85 5 20 2 105 7

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 92. ISBN 0951526200.
  3. ^ a b White 1989, p. 360.
  4. ^ a b c d "Hibernian Player John Gordon Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  5. ^ "John Gordon". 11v11.com. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Forfar Athletic Player John Gordon Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 July 2018.