John Cross (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Halliday Cross[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Cambusnethan, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1954 (aged 72–73) | ||
| Place of death | Cambusnethan, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Wishaw Thistle | |||
| 1898–1904 | Third Lanark | 91 | (11) |
| 1904–1905 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | (0) |
| 1905–1911 | Third Lanark | 101 | (10) |
| 1910–1911 | → Wishaw Thistle (loan) | ||
| International career | |||
| 1903 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| 1903 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Halliday Cross (12 February 1881 – 1954) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 190 appearances in the Scottish League for Third Lanark over two spells,[1] winning the league title in 1903–04 and playing in the 1906 Scottish Cup Final. He also played for Petershill, Queens Park Rangers[2] and Wishaw Thistle[3] and won one cap for Scotland at international level,[4][5] in addition to representing the Scottish League XI.[6] He was the brother of fellow Third Lanark and QPR footballer Willie Cross.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Third Lanark Player John H. Cross Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ Seasonal Stats | Files, QPRnet
- ^ [A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012
- ^ Smith 2013, p. 63.
- ^ "Scottish Football Association". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "John H Cross - Scotland Football League Record from 28 Feb 1903 to 28 Feb 1903 clubs - Third Lanark". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ Dundee Evening Post. 19 October 1901. p. 3.
- Sources
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
External links[edit]
- John Cross at Soccerbase
- John Cross at the Scottish Football Association
- London Hearts profile
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Categories:
- 1881 births
- 1954 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Men's association football wing halves
- Third Lanark A.C. players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Wishaw Thistle F.C. players
- Petershill F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Southern Football League players
- People from Cambusnethan
- Footballers from Wishaw
- Scottish football midfielder, 1880s birth stubs