David Lindsay (Scottish footballer)
David Lindsay was a Scottish footballer who played as a right winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Rutherglen Glencairn[1] | ||
| 1899–1905 | St Mirren | 96 | (38) |
| 1905–1906 | Hearts | 16 | (3) |
| 1906–1908 | West Ham United | 51 | (4) |
| 1908–1912 | Leith Athletic | 52 | (10) |
| Total | 215 | (55) | |
| International career | |||
| 1903 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Originally from Beith,[2] Lindsay played club football for St Mirren, Hearts, West Ham United and Leith Athletic, and made one appearance for Scotland in 1903.[3][4]
He missed a single game for West Ham United in 1906–07, his crosses from the right wing to players such as Harry Stapley, William Grassam and Lionel Watson contributing to the 60 goals scored by the club that season.[5][6] In all, he made 2 FA Cup and 51 Southern Football League appearances for West Ham.[7]
References
- Scotland - Double Internationals, RSSSF, 30 April 2020
- Andrew Reid's benefit, Daily Record, 5 January 1914, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
- Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 158.
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 127. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
- "Southern League 1st Division 1906-07". West Ham Stats. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- "David Lindsay". West Ham Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
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