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Scottish footballer

John King
King while a Partick Thistle player.
Personal information
Full name John King
Date of birth 25 November 1888
Place of birth Dykehead, Scotland
Date of death 9 August 1984(1984-08-09) (aged 95)
Place of death Law, Scotland
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Renfrew
0000–1910 Shotts United
1910–1913 Partick Thistle 78 (11)
1913–1915 Newcastle United 33 (6)
1915–1916 Dykehead
1915–1916 → Third Lanark (loan) 14 (2)
1916–1917 Motherwell 29 (3)
1917 → Newcastle United (guest)
1917–1918 Partick Thistle 30 (4)
1918–1920 Hibernian 11 (2)
1920–1921 Newcastle United 21 (2)
1921–1922 Dykehead
1921–1922 → Clydebank (loan)
1922 Clydebank
1922–1923 Dykehead
1923–1926 Clydebank
International career
1910 Scotland Juniors 1 (0)
1912 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John King (25 November 1888 – 9 August 1984) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Scottish League and the Football League, most notably for Partick Thistle and Newcastle United respectively.

Career

An inside right, King had a long career in the Scottish and the English leagues and played top-division football for Partick Thistle (two spells), Newcastle United (two spells), Third Lanark, Motherwell, Hibernian and Clydebank. In 1915 he played a full league match for Newcastle as goalkeeper after regular Bill Mellor was injured, keeping a clean sheet.

At international level, King was capped by Scotland Juniors and came into consideration for a full cap, evidenced by his selection for the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match in 1913. He made one appearance for the Scottish League XI in 1912.

Personal life

King served as a private on home service with the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) during the First World War. His brother Alex (17 years older, leading him to be mistakenly described as an uncle) was a Scottish international footballer. Both had several short spells with hometown team Dykehead between engagements with more prominent clubs.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Partick Thistle 1909–10 Scottish Division One 3 0 0 0 3 0
1910–11 21 3 1 0 22 3
1911–12 22 6 2 0 24 6
1912–13 32 2 2 0 34 2
Total 78 11 5 0 83 11
Newcastle United 1913–14 First Division 15 1 0 0 15 1
1914–15 18 5 7 2 25 7
Total 33 6 7 2 40 8
Third Lanark (loan) 1915–16 Scottish Division One 14 2 — 14 2
Motherwell 1916–17 Scottish Division One 29 3 — 29 3
Partick Thistle 1917–18 Scottish Division One 30 4 — 30 4
Total 108 15 5 0 113 15
Hibernian 1918–19 Scottish Division One 11 2 — 11 2
Newcastle United 1919–20 First Division 9 0 — 9 0
1920–21 12 2 0 0 12 2
Total 54 8 7 2 61 10
Clydebank 1921–22 Scottish Division One 22 4 — 22 4
Career total 238 34 12 2 250 36

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 164. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. John King, The Thistle Archive. Retrieved 31 December 2021
  3. ^ "John King". toon1892. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. "Scotland Junior Internationals". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Trials and Triallists. | Anglo-Scots Match". The Scottish Referee. 21 March 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. "John King – Scotland Football League Record from 14 Oct 1912 to 14 Oct 1912 clubs – Partick Thistle". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  8. "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  9. ^ "John King". 11v11.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  10. "John King". motherwellnet. Retrieved 10 November 2019.


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