Jack Gordon (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John B. Gordon | ||
| Date of birth | 1863 | ||
| Place of birth | Port Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1888–1894 | Preston North End | 113 | (27) |
| 1895 | Loughborough | 3 | (1) |
| 1897–1898 | Wigan County | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John "Jack" Gordon was a leading professional footballer of the 1880s and 1890s. He was a member of the Preston North End side which became famous as the 'Invincibles'.[1]
Career
Jack Gordon was born at Port Glasgow, Scotland in 1863. He was one of the many Scottish-born footballers who joined Preston North End in the mid-1880s as the Lancashire club assembled a side that was almost unbeatable. He was in the Preston side that were 1887–88 FA Cup Finalists, and the following season he was in the Preston side that did the double, being Football League Champions and 1888–89 FA Cup Winners. He continued to play for Preston until 1895, and later had short spells with Loughborough and Wigan County.
References
- ↑
- Joyce, Michael: "The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939 " (ISBN 1899468676).