David Black (footballer, born 1868)

David Gibson Black (29 March 1868 – 1940) was a Scottish international footballer who scored in the 1896 FA Cup Final for Wolverhampton Wanderers. He also played for both Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.[1]

For the Port Vale player of the mid 1890s, see David Black (centre forward).

David Black
Personal information
Full name David Gibson Black
Date of birth (1868-03-29)29 March 1868
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland
Date of death 1940 (aged 71–72)
Position(s) Outside left
Youth career
–1889 Hurlford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1889–1891 Grimsby Town
1891–1893 Middlesbrough
1893–1896 Wolverhampton Wanderers 74 (15)
1896–1897 Burnley 12 (5)
1897–1898 Tottenham Hotspur 20 (8)
1898–1899 Woolwich Arsenal 0 (0)
1900–1902 Clyde
International career
1889 Scotland 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Black was playing for local club Hurlford when he was capped by the Scotland national team in 1889. He played and scored in a 7–0 victory over Ireland at Ibrox on 9 March.[2]

He moved south to Middlesbrough, then of the Northern League, before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1893, making his Football League on 2 September 1893 in a 7–1 loss at Nottingham Forest.

He featured regularly for Wolves between 1893 and 1896, and appeared in the 1896 FA Cup Final for them. He netted an equaliser during the final but ultimately had to settle for a runners-up medal as Sheffield Wednesday won the game 2–1.[1]

After 84 appearances and 17 goals (in total) for the Midlanders, he moved to Burnley in 1896. His stay at Turf Moor was extremely brief though and he soon left for Tottenham Hotspur.

He spent just one full season with Spurs. At the beginning of the season he made his Southern League debut away against Sheppey United in a 3–3 draw.[2][3] He played and scored in both of Tottenham's FA Cup games in that season.[4]

Black joined Woolwich Arsenal in May 1898.[5] However, he did not play for Arsenal at any level.[6]

After leaving Arsenal Black returned to Scotland to play for Clyde where he stayed for two years before retiring from the game.[2]

He died in 1940.

References
  1. "1896 FA Cup Final Result". Sporting Chronicle.com.
  2. Goodwin 1992, p. 37-38.
  3. Soar, p. 233.
  4. Tottenham Hotspur Official Handbook 2018–2019.
  5. "Sol joins elite list". BBC.co.uk.
  6. Goodwin, Bob, ed. (1997). The Pride Of North London. Polar Publishing. ISBN 1-899538-04-6.

Bibliography
  • Matthews, Tony (2008). Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3.
  • Goodwin, Bob (1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.
  • Soar, Phil. Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882-1995. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
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