John Ormiston
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John James Ormiston[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1880 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1 March 1917 (aged 36)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Vimy Ridge, France | ||
| Position(s) | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1900–1908 | Queen's Park | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John James Ormiston (9 November 1880 – 1 March 1917) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as a right half.[1][2]
Personal life[edit]
Ormiston was educated at Queen's Park Secondary School and the Royal College of Science and Technology and later worked as an analytical chemist.[3] He emigrated to Canada prior to 1911 and after the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, he enlisted in the 75th Battalion (Mississauga), CEF under the assumed name "John Armstrong".[3] Ormiston was killed on Vimy Ridge on 1 March 1917 and was buried in Villers Station Cemetery, Villers-au-Bois.[2][3]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 1899–1900[1] | Inter City League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1900–01[1] | Scottish First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1901–02[1] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1902–03[1] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
- ^ 2 appearances in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow International Exhibition Cup
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Ormiston, John James". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b c McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 3" (PDF). p. 9. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
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