Joe Ponsonby

Joe Ponsonby
Personal information
Full name Joseph Ponsonby[1]
Date of birth 1876[1]
Place of birth Dumbarton, Scotland[1]
Date of death 1962 (aged 85–86)
Playing position Half-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1894–1987 Distillery
1897–1898 Stoke 5 (0)
1898–1903 Distillery
National team
1895–1899 Ireland 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Joseph "Joe" Ponsonby (1876 – 1962) was an Irish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.[1]

Career

Ponsonby was born in Dumbarton, Scotland to Irish parents and moved over to Belfast where he played for Distillery.[1] He joined Stoke in 1897 and played five matches during the 1897–98 season before returning to Distillery.[1]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke[1] 1897–98 First Division 500050
Career Total 500050

International

Source:[2]

National teamYearAppsGoals
Ireland 189520
189630
189730
189910
Total90

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑ "Ponsonby, Joe". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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