John Blair (footballer, born 1905)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Guthrie Blair | ||
Date of birth | 23 August 1905 | ||
Place of birth | Neilston, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1974 (aged 68–69) | ||
Position(s) | Inside right | ||
Youth career | |||
Neilston Victoria | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1923–1926 | Third Lanark | 78 | (34) |
1926–1927 | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | (14) |
1927–1928 | Sheffield United | 26 | (7) |
Fordsons | ? | (?) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Guthrie Blair (23 August 1905 – 1974) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Third Lanark, Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United.[1]
Football career
[edit]Blair began his professional career at Third Lanark[2] before joining Tottenham Hotspur.
He scored on his Lilywhites debut in a 2–1 victory over Everton at White Hart Lane in August 1926 in the old First Division.[3] He played a total of 30 matches and scored 14 goals in all competitions for the Spurs between 1926 and 1927.[4]
Blair left London and signed for Sheffield United, where he went on to feature in a further 26 matches and netting seven goals between 1927 and 1928.
He ended his playing career at Irish club Fordsons.
References
[edit]- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 28. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
- ^ [A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012
- ^ "Tottenham Football/ Premier League debut scorers".
- ^ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- 1905 births
- 1974 deaths
- People from Neilston
- Footballers from East Renfrewshire
- Scottish men's footballers
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- League of Ireland players
- Third Lanark A.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Cork F.C. players
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Neilston Victoria F.C. players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen