John McCourt (footballer)

John Francis McCourt (9 July 1883 – 24 November 1948) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside left in the Football League for Fulham.[1]

John McCourt
Personal information
Full name John Francis McCourt[1]
Date of birth 9 July 1883[1]
Place of birth Rutherglen, Scotland[1]
Date of death 24 November 1948(1948-11-24) (aged 65)
Place of death Hammersmith, England
Position(s) Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
St Mary's College Twickenham
Cambuslang Hibernian
1905 Celtic 0 (0)
1905–1906 Ayr United 15 (3)
1906 Royal Albert
1906–1907 Brentford 1 (0)
1908–1909 Fulham 2 (0)
1909–1910 Croydon Common 10 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

McCourt was a teacher and by 1927 was headmaster of Laycock Street School in Islington, London.[2]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ayr United 1905–06[3] Scottish League Second Division 15 3 1 0 16 3
Brentford 1906–07[4] Southern League First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Fulham 1908–09[2] Second Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Croydon Common 1909–10[2] Southern League First Division 10 3 3 0 13 3
Career total 28 6 4 0 32 6

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 183. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "McCourt John Francis" (PDF). Croydon Common Football Club. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  3. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 359. ISBN 0951526200.
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