John Atkinson (footballer, born 1884)

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John Atkinson
Personal information
Full name John Atkinson[1]
Date of birth (1884-12-05)5 December 1884
Place of birth Cambuslang, Scotland
Date of death 26 November 1914(1914-11-26) (aged 29)[1]
Place of death Atlantic Ocean
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Earnock Rovers
0000–1903 Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors
1903–1910 Hamilton Academical 97 (27)
1904 → Queen's Park (loan) 4 (1)
1909 → Celtic (loan) 1 (2)
1910 → Partick Thistle (loan) 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Atkinson (5 December 1884 – 26 November 1914) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Hamilton Academical, Queen's Park, Celtic and Partick Thistle as an outside left.[2][3]

Personal life[edit]

Atkinson was a medical student and later qualified as a doctor, moving to County Durham to practice.[2] After the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, he moved to work in Madagascar.[2] He died in the Atlantic Ocean, off the west coast of Africa, in an accident on 26 November 1914.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hamilton Academical 1904–05[4] Scottish Second Division 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 3 0
1905–06[5] 17 10 3 1 7[b] 2 25 13
1906–07[6] Scottish First Division 24 4 0 0 1[c] 0 25 4
1907–08[7] 32 9 1 0 6[d] 2 39 11
1908–09[8] 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1909–10[9] 21 4 2 0 0 0 23 4
Total 97 27 6 1 17 4 120 32
Queen's Park (loan) 1904–05[10] Scottish First Division 4 1 — — 4 1
Celtic (loan) 1908–09[11] Scottish First Division 1 2 — — 1 2
Partick Thistle (loan) 1909–10[1] Scottish First Division 4 1 — — 4 1
Career total 106 31 6 1 17 4 129 36
  1. ^ Appearances in Lanarkshire Cup
  2. ^ 3 appearances and 1 goal in Lanarkshire Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in Larkhall Charity Cup, 2 appearances in Scottish Qualifying Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in Scottish Qualifying Cup
  4. ^ 2 appearances and 2 goals in Scottish Qualifying Cup, 1 appearance in Lanarkshire Cup, 2 appearances in Larkhall Charity Cup

Honours[edit]

Hamilton Academical

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. ^ a b c d "They Died in the Conflict during Season 1914–1915" (PDF). p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ^ Potter, David (1 September 2011). The Celtic Miscellany. History Press. ISBN 9780752490595.
  4. ^ "1904–05". docs.google.com. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  5. ^ "1905–06". docs.google.com. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  6. ^ "1906–07". spreadsheets.google.com. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  7. ^ "1907–08". docs.google.com. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  8. ^ "1908–09". docs.google.com. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  9. ^ "1909–10". spreadsheets.google.com. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Atkinson, John". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Celtic Player John Atkinson Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Atkinson, John (1905)". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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