Ian Black (footballer, born 1924)

Ian Black
Personal information
Full name Ian Henderson Black[1]
Date of birth (1924-03-27)27 March 1924
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death 13 December 2012(2012-12-13) (aged 88)[1]
Place of death Kingston upon Thames, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Aberdeen Boys Brigade
St Clement's (Aberdeen)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1947 Aberdeen 0 (0)
1947–1950 Southampton 97 (0)
1950–1959 Fulham 263 (1)
1959–1962 Bath City
1962–1964 Canterbury City
National team
1948 Scotland 1 (0)
Teams managed
1966 Brentford (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ian Henderson Black (27 March 1924 – 13 December 2012)[2] was a Scottish professional football goalkeeper. Black played for Aberdeen, Southampton and Fulham and also played one game for Scotland.[3]

Playing career

Having been born in 1924, Black's early football career was disrupted by the Second World War, during which he made guest appearances for both Southampton and Chelsea, winning the South Final of the Football League War Cup with the latter.[3] He was transferred by Aberdeen, who held his permanent registration, to Southampton in December 1947.[3] He made nearly 100 league appearances for Southampton, and made his only appearance for Scotland, a 2–0 defeat by England,[4] at Hampden Park, while he was with the club.

Black was transferred to Fulham in 1950 in exchange for Hugh Kelly,[5] and made over 250 league appearances for that club. He moved down to the Southern League to play for Bath City, with whom he won a Southern League Championship and a Somerset Premier Cup in 1960, followed by a Southern League Runners-up place in 1962. He then moved to Canterbury City.[3] He retired from football in 1964.[3] After his retirement from football, Black served as youth team manager (and in 1966, as caretaker manager of the first team) at Brentford and as an advisor to Redhill.[6][7]

Personal life

After leaving football, Black ran a sports shop in Tolworth with former teammate Eddie Lowe and represented Surrey at bowls.[8]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
PWDLWin %
Brentford (caretaker) 18 April 1966 2 May 1966 3 1 1 1 033.3 [7]
Total 3 1 1 1 033.3 —

References

  1. 1 2 "Ian Black". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Bull, David (17 December 2012). "Ian Black: An Appreciation". Southampton FC. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ian Black | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Sat 10 Apr 1948 Scotland 0 England 2, London Hearts.
  5. ↑ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. pp. 194–195. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
  6. ↑ "Ian Black: 1924–2012 | Fulham Football Club". www.fulhamfc.com. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  7. 1 2 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 260–262, 388. ISBN 0951526200.
  8. ↑ "Ian Black". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  • Ian Black at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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