John Cairns (footballer)

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John Cairns
Personal information
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*
YearsTeamApps(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]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1927–28 [3] Third Division South 110011
Toronto Scottish1932 [4] Canadian National Soccer League 1010
Rochdale 1932–33 [5] Third Division North 500050
Career total710071

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References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 49. ISBN   978-1905891610.
  2. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 33. ISBN   978-0955294914.
  3. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 369. ISBN   0951526200.
  4. "games played | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. Phillipps, Steven (2001). Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001. Harefield, Middlesex: Yore. ISBN   1-874427-09-7. OCLC   48531524.