John Scott (footballer, born 1890)

John Scott

Personal information
Full name	John George Scott [1]
Date of birth	1890 (1890)
Place of birth	Wallsend, England
Height	5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m) [2]
Position	Outside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1909–1910	Wallsend Slipway
1910–1913	Newcastle United	8	(1)
1913–1915	Grimsby Town	47	(1)
1919–1920	Cleethorpes Town
1920–192?	Charlton's
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

John George Scott was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Grimsby Town and Newcastle United. ^{[1] [3]}

Personal life

Scott served in the British Army during the First World War. ^[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Newcastle United	1910–11 [5]	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1911–12 [5]		6	1	0	0	6	1
	1912–13 [5]		1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		8	1	0	0	8	1
Grimsby Town	1914–15 [6]	Second Division	17	1	1	0	18	1
Career total			25	2	1	0	26	2

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 258. ISBN   978-1905891610.
2. "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Grimsby Town" . Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 100. ISBN   0-907033-34-2.
4. "North East War Memorials Project – Regional Content". www.newmp.org.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
5. "Jack Scott". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
6. "Grimsby Town Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 28 October 2019.