John Oswald (footballer)
John McGill Oswald (1869 – 1953) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside right.[2] He won the Scottish Cup with Third Lanark alongside his elder brother Jimmy Oswald in 1889, scoring in the victory over Celtic in the final.[3] Both siblings (who were born in Greenock but relocated to the Gorbals area of Glasgow with their family when very young), then moved to England to play for Notts County.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John McGill Oswald | ||
| Date of birth | 1869 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenock, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1953[1] | ||
| Place of death | East Kilbride, Scotland | ||
| Playing position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Third Lanark | |||
| 1889–1890 | Notts County | 22 | (6) |
| 1890–1891 | Burnley | 15 | (1) |
| Sunderland Albion | |||
| Morton | 4 | (1) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
References
- Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Saturday's Football Matches. | Scottish Cup Competition–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 11 February 1889
- Notes on Football and Other Sports., The Glasgow Herald, 14 April 1890
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939.
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