David Slimmon
Scottish footballer
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David Glencross Slimmon MM (2 August 1895 – 23 July 1917) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish League for Dumbarton and Kilmarnock as a left back.[3][4]
Full name
David Glencross Slimmon[1]
Date of birth
2 August 1895
Place of birth
Kilmarnock, Scotland
Date of death
23 July 1917 (aged 21)[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Glencross Slimmon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 23 July 1917 (aged 21)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Ypres salient, Belgium[1] | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kilmarnock Hazelbank | |||
| –1912 | St Andrews United | ||
| 1912–1913 | Auchinleck Talbot | ||
| 1913–1914 | Dumbarton | 1 | (0) |
| 1914–1916 | Kilmarnock | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Slimmon served as a second corporal in the Royal Engineers during the First World War.[1] He was awarded the Military Medal in 1916 for "gallantry and bravery in blowing up six German dugouts".[1][5] Slimmon was killed by shellfire in the Ypres Salient on 23 July 1917 and was buried in Hop Store Cemetery, Vlamertinge.[1][2][5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dumbarton | 1913–14[6] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kilmarnock | 1914–15[7] | Scottish First Division | 16 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 1915–16[7] | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
- Appearance in Scottish Qualifying Cup
