Jock Stirling

Jock Stirling
Personal information
Full name Jack Stirling[1]
Date of birth 1886[1]
Place of birth Clydebank, Scotland[1]
Date of death 1924 (aged 38)[1]
Playing position Outside-right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Clydebank
– Clyde
1911–1914 Middlesbrough 103 (8)
1914–1915 Bradford Park Avenue 31 (2)
1919–1920 Stoke 20 (1)
1920 Coventry City 5 (0)
– Alloa Athletic
Total 159 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jack "Jock" Stirling (1869 – 1924) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford Park Avenue, Coventry City, Middlesbrough and Stoke.[1]

Career

Stirling was born in Clydebank and played for both local sides Clydebank and Clyde before moving to England with Middlesbrough in 1911.[1] He spent three seasons with the Ayresome Park club under the management of Thomas McIntosh the side finished in 3rd position in the First Division during the 1913–14 season. Stirling left for Bradford Park Avenue where he spent the 1914–15 season before football was halted due to the outbreak of World War I.[1]

After the end of the war Stirling joined Stoke who he just re-gained their Football League status after falling fowl of financial mismanagement.[1] He played in 21 matches for Stoke scoring once against Stockport County in October 1919.[1] He left for Coventry City in March 1920 and played five matches for the "Sky Blues" before returning to Scotland with Alloa Athletic.

Career statistics

Source:[2]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 1911–12 First Division 36340403
1912–13 First Division 33140371
1913–14 First Division 34410354
Total 10381001128
Bradford Park Avenue 1914–15 First Division 31230342
Stoke 1919–20 Second Division 20110211
Coventry City 1919–20 Second Division 500050
Career Total 1591114017211

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑ Jock Stirling at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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