Jock Britton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Britton | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Lennoxtown, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 8 October 1953 (aged 53)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Lennoxtown, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Duntocher Hibs | |||
| 1920–1924 | Albion Rovers | 90 | (0) |
| 1924–1926 | Dundee | 68 | (0) |
| 1926–1928 | Tottenham Hotspur | 40 | (0) |
| 1928–1931 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 1931–1932 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Britton (18 March 1900 – 8 October 1953) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Albion Rovers, Dundee, Tottenham Hotspur and Celtic.[2]
Football career
[edit]Born in Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Britton had spells with Duntocher Hibs, Albion Rovers[3] and Dundee[4] (playing on the losing side in the 1925 Scottish Cup Final)[5] before joining Tottenham Hotspur in March 1926. Britton appeared in 40 Football League matches for the White Hart Lane club, though had to battle with several rivals (including compatriot Jimmy Smith, Joe Nicholls and Cyril Spiers) for a place in the team.[6][1][7]
Released by Tottenham following their relegation in 1927–28 he returned to Scotland and ended his senior career at Celtic, though again he was firmly a backup member of the squad behind John Thomson and John Kelly and never made a first team appearance for the Glasgow club. Finally he went back to the junior level with Kirkintilloch Rob Roy.[8][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c John Britton, My Eyes Have Seen The Glory
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 36. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
- ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Jock Britton Player Profile, Dee Archive
- ^ Scottish Cup Final: Celtic Win Trophy For Eleventh Time, Glasgow Herald, 13 April 1925 (via The Celtic Wiki)
- ^ Topspurs A-Z of players Retrieved 27 October 2012
- ^ The Spurs Alphabet, Bob Goodwin; Lulu.com, 2017; ISBN 9780954043421
- ^ Scottish Junior Histories 1932-33 | Where Good 'Keepers Come From (page 17), Evening Times, serialisation reproduced by Mark Donnelly, Scottish Football Historical Archive
- 1900 births
- Sportspeople from Lennoxtown
- Footballers from East Dunbartonshire
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Duntocher Hibernian F.C. players
- Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. players
- Albion Rovers F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. players
- 1953 deaths
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen