John Drysdale (footballer)
John Drysdale (2 December 1913 – 1965) was a Scottish footballer who played for Queen's Park, Rangers, Kilmarnock[3] and Dumbarton.[4] His main position was right half, but he is also recorded as featuring at centre forward (scoring five times in nine league appearances for Rangers in that role during the 1935–36 season), centre half (seven appearances as the Gers won the Scottish Football League title in 1936–37) and right back.[5][6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Drysdale | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1965 (aged 51–52)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Tranent Juniors | |||
| 1933–1934 | Queen's Park | 0 | (0) |
| 1934–1939 | Rangers | 18 | (5) |
| 1938–1947 | Kilmarnock | 36 | (3) |
| 1940–1941 | → Dumbarton (guest)[2] | ||
| 1947–1948 | St Cuthbert Wanderers | ||
| 1948–1949 | Newton Stewart | ||
| 1949 | St Cuthbert Wanderers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References
- Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 5 January 2022
- McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- (Kilmarnock player) Drysdale, ?, FitbaStats. Retrieved 5 January 2022
- Emms, Steve; Wells, Richard (2007). Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39. Beeston, Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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