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.
 King while a Partick Thistle player. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John King[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1888[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Dykehead, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 9 August 1984 (aged 95) | ||
| Place of death | Law, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Renfrew | |||
| –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 | |||
Career
editAn 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),[3] Third Lanark, Motherwell, Hibernian and Clydebank.[1][4] In 1915 he played a full league match for Newcastle as goalkeeper after regular Bill Mellor was injured, keeping a clean sheet.[3]
At international level, King was capped by Scotland Juniors and came into consideration for a full cap,[5] evidenced by his selection for the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match in 1913.[6] He made one appearance for the Scottish League XI in 1912.[7]
Personal life
editKing served as a private on home service with the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) during the First World War.[8] His brother Alex (17 years older, leading him to be mistakenly described as an uncle)[6] was a Scottish international footballer. Both had several short spells with hometown team Dykehead between engagements with more prominent clubs.
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Partick Thistle | 1909–10[4] | Scottish Division One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1910–11[4] | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
| 1911–12[4] | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | ||
| 1912–13[4] | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| Total | 78 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 83 | 11 | ||
| Newcastle United | 1913–14[9] | First Division | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 1914–15[9] | 18 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 7 | ||
| Total | 33 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 8 | ||
| Third Lanark (loan) | 1915–16[4] | Scottish Division One | 14 | 2 | — | 14 | 2 | |
| Motherwell | 1916–17[10] | Scottish Division One | 29 | 3 | — | 29 | 3 | |
| Partick Thistle | 1917–18[4] | Scottish Division One | 30 | 4 | — | 30 | 4 | |
| Total | 108 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 113 | 15 | ||
| Hibernian | 1918–19[4] | Scottish Division One | 11 | 2 | — | 11 | 2 | |
| Newcastle United | 1919–20[9] | First Division | 9 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 1920–21[9] | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Total | 54 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 61 | 10 | ||
| Clydebank | 1921–22[4] | Scottish Division One | 22 | 4 | — | 22 | 4 | |
| Career total | 238 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 250 | 36 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 164. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ John King, The Thistle Archive. Retrieved 31 December 2021
- ^ a b c "John King". toon1892. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "Scotland Junior Internationals". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Trials and Triallists. | Anglo-Scots Match". The Scottish Referee. 21 March 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "John King – Scotland Football League Record from 14 Oct 1912 to 14 Oct 1912 clubs – Partick Thistle". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d "John King". 11v11.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "John King". motherwellnet. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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