John Roxburgh (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Roxburgh[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1901[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Granton, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1965 (aged 64)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Edinburgh Emmett | ||
| – | Rugby Town | ||
| 1920–1922 | Leicester City | 48 | (2) |
| 1922–1923 | Aston Villa | 12 | (3) |
| 1923–1924 | Stoke | 14 | (1) |
| 1924-1926 | Sheffield United | 5 | (2) |
| – | Sheffield | ||
| – | Leicester Normads | ||
| Total | 79 | (8) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Roxburgh (10 November 1901 – 1965) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Leicester City, Sheffield United and Stoke.[1]
Career
Roxburgh began his career with Edinburgh Emmett before joining English non-league side Rugby Town.[1] He impressed enough to earn a move to Leicester City where he was a regular for two seasons.[1] He joined Aston Villa in 1922 and then moved on to Stoke. At the Victoria Ground Roxburgh played 14 matches scoring once against Stockport County in a 1–0 in February 1924.[1] At the end of the 1923–24 season he moved on again this time to Sheffield United and then Sheffield and Leicester Normads.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City | 1920–21 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
| 1921–22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 1922–23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 3 | |
| Aston Villa | 1922–23 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Total | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
| Stoke | 1923–24 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Sheffield United | 1925–26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1926–27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| Career Total | 79 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 9 | |