John Cairns (footballer)

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John Cairns
Personal information
Full name John Cairns[1]
Date of birth 14 November 1902
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death June 1965 (aged 62)[1]
Place of death Woolwich, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
St Bernard's
Broxburn United
Dunfermline Athletic
Kettering Town
1926 Charlton Athletic 7 (2)
1927–1928 Brentford 1 (1)
1928 Leicester City 0 (0)
1929 Portsmouth 0 (0)
Kettering Town
Margate
1932 Toronto Scottish 1 (0)
1933 Rochdale 5 (0)
Ramsgate
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Cairns (14 November 1902 – June 1965) was a Scottish professional football forward who played in the Football League for Charlton Athletic, Rochdale and Brentford.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1927–28[3] Third Division South 1 1 0 0 1 1
Toronto Scottish 1932[4] Canadian National Soccer League 1 0 1 0
Rochdale 1932–33[5] Third Division North 5 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 7 1 0 0 7 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 49. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 33. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 369. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. ^ "games played | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. ^ Phillipps, Steven (2001). Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001. Harefield, Middlesex: Yore. ISBN 1-874427-09-7. OCLC 48531524.