John Christie (footballer, born 1881)

John Christie
Christie with Brentford in 1910
Personal information
Full name John Coubrough Christie[1]
Date of birth (1881-02-08)8 February 1881
Place of birth Calton, Scotland
Date of death 21 November 1934(1934-11-21) (aged 53)[2]
Place of death Manchester, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Position(s) Right-back, left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sale Holmefield
1902–1904 Manchester United 1 (0)
1904–1907 Manchester City 10 (0)
1907–1908 Bradford (Park Avenue) 14 (0)
1908–1910 Croydon Common 36 (0)
1910–1911 Brentford 5 (0)
Altrincham
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Coubrough Christie (8 February 1881 – 21 November 1934) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right-back and left half in the Football League for rivals Manchester United and Manchester City.[1][4] He also played in the Southern League for Bradford Park Avenue, Croydon Common and Brentford.[2]

Personal life

As of 1901, Christie was working as a railway porter.[2] He served in the Royal Air Force during the First World War.[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 1902–03[2] Football League Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Manchester City 1904–05[2] Football League First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1905–06[2] 5 0 0 0 5 0
1906–07[2] 4 0 0 0 4 0
Total 10 0 0 0 10 0
Bradford (Park Avenue) 1907–08[2] Southern League First Division 14 0 0 0 14 0
Croydon Common 1908–09[2] Southern League Second Division 12 0 10 0 22 0
1909–10[2] Southern League First Division 24 0 3 0 27 0
Total 36 0 13 0 49 0
Brentford 1910–11[6] Southern League First Division 5 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 66 0 13 0 79 0

Honours

Croydon Common

Brentford Reserves

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 58. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Croydon Common FC – Biographies – John Christie" (PDF). Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  3. ^ "John Christie – Manchester United Player Profile & Stats". MUFCinfo.com. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  4. ^ Matthews, Tony (8 June 2013). Manchester City: Player by Player. Amberley Publishing Limited.
  5. ^ John Christie on Lives of the First World War
  6. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 361. ISBN 0951526200.
  7. ^ "Great Western Suburban League 1904–1931". www.nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2016.