John King (Scottish footballer)

John King was a Scottish professional football inside right who played in the Scottish League and the Football League, most notably for Partick Thistle and Newcastle United respectively.[1][2] He made one appearance for the Scottish League XI and was capped by Scotland at junior level.[3][4]

John King

King while a Partick Thistle player.
Personal information
Full name	John King[1]
Place of birth	Dykehead, Scotland
Position(s)	Inside right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Renfrew
0000–1910	Shotts United
1910–1913	Partick Thistle	78	(11)
1913–1915	Newcastle United	33	(6)
1915–1916	Dykehead
1915–1916	→ Third Lanark (loan)	14	(2)
1916–1917	Motherwell	29	(3)
1917	→ Newcastle United (guest)
1917–1918	Partick Thistle	30	(4)
1918–1920	Hibernian	11	(2)
1920–1921	Newcastle United	21	(2)
1921–1922	Dykehead
1922	→ Clydebank (loan)
1922	Clydebank
1922–1923	Dykehead
1923–1926	Clydebank
National team
1910	Scotland Juniors	1	(0)
1912	Scottish League XI	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

King served as a private on home service with the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) during the First World War.[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Partick Thistle	1909–10[2]	Scottish First Division	3	0	0	0	3	0
	1910–11[2]		21	3	1	0	22	3
	1911–12[2]		22	6	2	0	24	6
	1912–13[2]		32	2	2	0	34	2
	Total		78	11	5	0	83	11
Newcastle United	1913–14[6]	First Division	15	1	0	0	15	1
	1914–15[6]		18	5	7	2	25	7
	Total		33	6	7	2	40	8
Third Lanark (loan)	1915–16[2]	Scottish First Division	14	2	—		14	2
Motherwell	1916–17[7]	Scottish First Division	29	3	—		29	3
Partick Thistle	1917–18[2]	Scottish First Division	30	4	—		30	4
	Partick Thistle total		108	15	5	0	113	15
Hibernian	1918–19[2]	Scottish First Division	11	2	—		11	2
Newcastle United	1919–20[6]	First Division	9	0	—		9	0
	1920–21[6]		12	2	0	0	12	2
	Newcastle United total		54	8	7	2	61	10
Clydebank	1921–22[2]	Scottish First Division	22	4	—		22	4
Career total			238	34	12	2	250	36

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 164. ISBN 190589161X.
2. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
3. "John King – Scotland Football League Record from 14 Oct 1912 to 14 Oct 1912 clubs – Partick Thistle". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
4. "Scottish Football Historical Archive – Scotland Junior Internationals". Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
5. "North East War Memorials Project – Regional Content". www.newmp.org.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
6. "John King". 11v11.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
7. "John King". motherWELLnet. Retrieved 10 November 2019.