Patrick Stirling (5 November 1862 − 1925) was a Scottish footballer who played for Doncaster Rovers and was Mayor of Doncaster.[1] His father, also called Patrick Stirling,[1] was Locomotive Superintendent of the Great Northern Railway and designer of the 4-2-2 steam locomotive Stirling single that set speed records during the race to the north.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 November 1862 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1925 (aged 63) | ||
| Place of death | Doncaster, England | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1885−???? | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stirling was born in Kilmarnock in 1862 to parents Patrick and Margaret, and had two elder brothers, Robert and Matthew.[3] With his father entering the employ of the GNR, the family moved to Doncaster, Yorkshire where his sister Jane and brother James were born.[4]
At the age of 18, he was employed as an engine fitter at Great Northern Railway's Doncaster Works[4] and by 1885−86 he was playing for Doncaster Rovers in their early days as a football club.[1]
Stirling gave a lifetime of public service to the town, becoming Mayor of Doncaster in 1914.[1][5]
On 29 April 1891 he was married to Sarah Ann Roberts,[6] and died in Doncaster in 1925 aged 63.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9569848-3-8.
- ^ a b "Patrick Stirling". LNER Encyclopedia. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "The Stirling family". steamindex.com. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "Patrick Stirling in household of Patrick Stirling, "England and Wales Census, 1881"". Family Search. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Mayors of Doncaster". Doncaster History. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Patrick Stirling, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "". Family Search. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Free BMD entry". Free BMD. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ "Patrick Stirling, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"". Family Search. Retrieved 29 May 2013.