John King (Scottish footballer)

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John King
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(1984-08-09) (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
0000–1910 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.

Career[edit]

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]

Personal life[edit]

King served as a private on home service with the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) during the First World War.[8] His brother Alex (17 years older, leading him to be mistakenly described as an uncle)[6] was a Scottish international footballer. Both had several short spells with hometown team Dykehead between engagements with more prominent clubs.

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Partick Thistle 1909–10[4] Scottish Division One 3 0 0 0 3 0
1910–11[4] 21 3 1 0 22 3
1911–12[4] 22 6 2 0 24 6
1912–13[4] 32 2 2 0 34 2
Total 78 11 5 0 83 11
Newcastle United 1913–14[9] First Division 15 1 0 0 15 1
1914–15[9] 18 5 7 2 25 7
Total 33 6 7 2 40 8
Third Lanark (loan) 1915–16[4] Scottish Division One 14 2 — 14 2
Motherwell 1916–17[10] Scottish Division One 29 3 — 29 3
Partick Thistle 1917–18[4] Scottish Division One 30 4 — 30 4
Total 108 15 5 0 113 15
Hibernian 1918–19[4] Scottish Division One 11 2 — 11 2
Newcastle United 1919–20[9] First Division 9 0 — 9 0
1920–21[9] 12 2 0 0 12 2
Total 54 8 7 2 61 10
Clydebank 1921–22[4] Scottish Division One 22 4 — 22 4
Career total 238 34 12 2 250 36

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 164. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ John King, The Thistle Archive. Retrieved 31 December 2021
  3. ^ a b c "John King". toon1892. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. ^ "Scotland Junior Internationals". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Trials and Triallists. | Anglo-Scots Match". The Scottish Referee. 21 March 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. ^ "John King – Scotland Football League Record from 14 Oct 1912 to 14 Oct 1912 clubs – Partick Thistle". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  9. ^ a b c d "John King". 11v11.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  10. ^ "John King". motherwellnet. Retrieved 10 November 2019.


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