John Ferguson (football player, 1848)
John Ferguson | ||
Personnel | ||
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birthday | June 22, 1848 | |
place of birth | Alexandria , Scotland | |
date of death | September 6, 1929 | |
Place of death | Kilmarnock , Scotland | |
position | striker | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1872-1879 | FC Vale of Leven | |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
1874-1878 | Scotland | 6 (5) |
1 Only league games are given. |
John Ferguson (born June 22, 1848 in Alexandria , † September 6, 1929 in Kilmarnock ) was a Scottish football player . In his playing career, he won the Scottish Cup three times in a row with FC Vale of Leven in the 1870s .
Career
society
John Ferguson was born in Alexandria , West Dunbartonshire , about 25 kilometers northwest of Glasgow in 1848 . The West Dunbartonshire region is considered to be the cradle of Scottish football . Before Ferguson joined the Vale of Leven football club, founded in 1872, he was a very successful middle-distance runner. He ran professionally and made a living from it; before he discovered football, which at the time was still an amateur sport. He was one of the leading Scottish runners of his time. In a half-mile race at Powderhall Stadium , he set a Scottish mile record of 4 minutes and 16.5 seconds. Ferguson was also active as a Shinty player. With FC Vale of Leven, Ferguson won the Scottish Cup three times in a row in 1877 , 1878 and 1879 . Ferguson was considered one of the best and most popular strikers in Scotland at the time.
He moved to Kilmarnock at the beginning of the 20th century . He died there at the age of 81 in 1929.
National team
Between 1874 and 1878 Ferguson completed six caps for the Scottish national team , scoring five goals. He made his debut for Scotland on March 7, 1874 in a 2-1 win over England at Hamilton Crescent in Glasgow. In his third international match against Wales in March 1876, he scored the first goal.
successes
- with FC Vale of Leven
- Scottish Cup Winner (3): 1877 , 1878 , 1879
Web links
- John Ferguson in the database of valeofleven.org.uk (English)
- John Ferguson in the Scottish Football Association database
- John Ferguson in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ferguson, John |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | scottish soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1848 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Alexandria (Scotland) , Scotland |
DATE OF DEATH | September 6, 1929 |
Place of death | Kilmarnock , Scotland |