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Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Cairns [1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 November 1902 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | June 1965 (aged 62) [1] | ||
Place of death | Woolwich, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
St Bernard's | |||
Broxburn United | |||
Dunfermline Athletic | |||
Kettering Town | |||
1926 | Charlton Athletic | 7 | (2) |
1927–1928 | Brentford | 1 | (1) |
1928 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
1929 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
Kettering Town | |||
Margate | |||
1932 | Toronto Scottish | 1 | (0) |
1933 | Rochdale | 5 | (0) |
Ramsgate | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Cairns (14 November 1902 – June 1965) was a Scottish professional football forward who played in the Football League for Charlton Athletic, Rochdale and Brentford. [2]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1927–28 [3] | Third Division South | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Toronto Scottish | 1932 [4] | Canadian National Soccer League | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Rochdale | 1932–33 [5] | Third Division North | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Career total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
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