John Patrick (footballer, born 1870)

John Patrick
Personal information
Full name John Patrick
Date of birth (1870-01-10)10 January 1870
Place of birth Kilsyth, Scotland
Date of death 30 November 1945(1945-11-30) (aged 75)[1]
Place of death Kilsyth, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Grangemouth
1891–1892 Falkirk
1892–1901 St Mirren 149 (0)
1896 → Everton (trial) 1 (0)
International career
1895–1898 Scottish League XI 2 (0)
1897 Scotland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Patrick (10 January 1870 – 30 November 1945) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the 1890s.[2]

Patrick was born in Kilsyth, and after playing for Grangemouth and Falkirk he joined St Mirren.[2][3] In 1896 he had a trial in the Football League with Everton but he only played one league game before returning to St Mirren, [4] continuing as the regular goalkeeper until 1901[3] (Livingstone Rae became the new regular following a year when several players were tried).

Patrick made his debut for the Scotland national football team on 20 March 1897 against Wales in Wrexham.[5] His second and final cap for Scotland came two weeks later against England.[1][5] He also represented the Scottish Football League XI on two occasions.[2][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
  2. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.)
  3. ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Everton stats at efchistory.co.uk Archived 7 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b John Patrick at the Scottish Football Association
  6. ^ "John Patrick – Scotland Football League Record from 02 Feb 1895 to 29 Jan 1898 clubs – St Mirren". London Hearts Supporters Club.


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