Don Sloan
Scottish footballer (1883–1917)
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Donald Sloan (31 July 1883 – 1 January 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for in the Football League for Everton and Liverpool as a goalkeeper.[1][4][5] He also played in the Scottish and Irish Leagues and made one appearance for the Irish League XI.[6][7]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donald Sloan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | Rankinston, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1 January 1917 (aged 33)[2] | ||
| Place of death | near Saint-Laurent-Blangy, France[3] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1903 | Ayr | ||
| 1903–1906 | Distillery | ||
| 1906–1908 | Everton | 6 | (0) |
| 1908–1909 | Liverpool | 6 | (0) |
| 1909– | Distillery | ||
| –1912 | Bathgate | ||
| 1912–1914 | East Stirlingshire | 43 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1905 | Irish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Distillery (player-manager) | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Sloan served as a private in the Black Watch during the First World War.[3] He was killed when a German heavy mortar hit his dugout on 1 January 1917 near Saint-Laurent-Blangy, which caused it to collapse.[8][9][10] He was buried in Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras.[2] Sloan's elder brother Alexander Sloan later became the Labour MP for South Ayrshire.[11] Four of his younger brothers also fought in the First World War, of whom three died.[11]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 1906–07[4] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1907–08[4] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Liverpool | 1908–09[5] | First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| East Stirlingshire | 1912–13[6] | Scottish First Division | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1913–14[6] | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 55 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 71 | 0 | ||