John King (Scottish footballer)
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 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 | |||
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.
An 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]
