Joe Ponsonby

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

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 8586)
Playing position(s) 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

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
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References

  1. 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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