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