John Cross (footballer)
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Full name
John Halliday Cross[1]
Date of birth
12 February 1881
Place of birth
Cambusnethan, Scotland
Date of death
1954 (aged 72–73)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Halliday Cross[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Cambusnethan, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1954 (aged 72–73) | ||
| Place of death | Cambusnethan, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Wishaw Thistle | |||
| 1898–1904 | Third Lanark | 91 | (11) |
| 1904–1905 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | (0) |
| 1905–1911 | Third Lanark | 101 | (10) |
| 1910–1911 | → Wishaw Thistle (loan) | ||
| International career | |||
| 1903 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| 1903 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Halliday Cross (12 February 1881 – 1954) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 190 appearances in the Scottish League for Third Lanark over two spells,[1] winning the league title in 1903–04 and playing in the 1906 Scottish Cup Final. He also played for Petershill, Queens Park Rangers[2] and Wishaw Thistle[3] and won one cap for Scotland at international level,[4][5] in addition to representing the Scottish League XI.[6] He was the brother of fellow Third Lanark and QPR footballer Willie Cross.[7]
