John Lindsay (footballer, born 1900)

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John Lindsay
Personal information
Date of birth 1900 (1900)
Place of birth Cardenden, Scotland
Position Left-half/outside left
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1922–1927 Partick Thistle 15 (3)
1925–1926 → Broxburn United (loan) 20 (5)
1927–1928 Rhyl Athletic
1928–1930 Liverpool 14 (2)
1930–1931 Swansea Town
1931–1932 Rhyl Athletic
? Bangor City
? Lochgelly Amateurs
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Lindsay was a Scottish footballer who played as a left-half and an outside-left, most notably for Liverpool.

Career

Lindsay started his senior career with Partick Thistle in 1922. [1] [2] After suffering a serious knee injury, he switched to the Welsh side Rhyl Athletic for the 1927–28 season, and he scored 60 goals for the club. [1] This brought him to the attention of English First Division side Liverpool, who signed him in April 1928. [1] He made his Liverpool debut on 1 December 1928, starting the match in a 3–0 victory over Derby County. [3] He scored his first goal for the club on 30 January 1929, in a 5–2 FA Cup fourth round replay defeat to Bolton Wanderers. [4] He left the club when his contract expired in January 1930, having made 16 appearances in total for Liverpool. [1] Lindsay then moved back to Wales, where he joined Swansea Town, before moving back to Rhyl Athletic in 1931. [1] He later played in Northern Ireland for Bangor City and in Scotland for Lochgelly Amateurs. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Liverpool career stats for John Lindsay". LFChistory. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. ↑ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool 3 – 0 Derby County – 1 December 1928". LFChistory. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers 5 – 2 Liverpool – 30 January 1929". LFChistory. Retrieved 18 August 2013.


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