Jack Kennedy (footballer, born 1873)

John "Jack" Kennedy (1873 — after 1902) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Glossop, Hibernian and Stoke. He earned one full international cap for the Scotland national team.[1]

For the English footballer, see Jack Kennedy (footballer, born 1906).

Jack Kennedy
Personal information
Full name John Kennedy[1]
Date of birth 1873[1]
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
Position(s) Inside-right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1893–1898 Hibernian 82 (37)
1898–1899 Stoke 58 (8)
1900–1902 Glossop 34 (6)
Total 174 (51)
National team
1897 Scotland 1 (0)
1897 Scottish League XI[2] 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

A native of Edinburgh, Kennedy played at inside-right and began his career with Hibernian, one of the city's two principal clubs. He played for Hibs in the 1896 Scottish Cup Final, a 3–1 defeat by Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts. Kennedy represented Scotland once, in a 1897 British Home Championship match against Wales.[3]

In April 1898 Kennedy moved to English side Stoke who at the time were struggling at the foot of the table.[1] They entered the end of season test matches with Kennedy scoring in the first match against Newcastle United. He also played in the final match against Burnley, both teams went into the match knowing that a draw would see them remain in the First Division and throughout the 90 minutes not a single attempt on goal was made, this led to the introduction of automatic promotion and relegation.[1] Kennedy experienced a far more successful 1898–99 season as Stoke reached the FA Cup semi final for the first time losing 3–1 to Derby County.[1] He remained at Stoke for one more season before joining Glossop in 1900.[1]

Career statistics

Club
Club Season League FA Cup Test Match Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hibernian 1893–94 Scottish Division Two 16310–173
1894–95 Scottish Division Two 15530–185
1895–96 Scottish Division One 181251–2313
1896–97 Scottish Division One 18910–199
1897–98 Scottish Division One 15830–188
Total 8237131009538
Stoke[1] 1897–98 First Division 20004161
1898–99 First Division 27563–338
1899–1900 First Division 29320–313
Total 58883417012
Glossop 1900–01 Second Division 34610–356
Career Total 174512244120056

International

Source:[4]

National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 189710
Total10

References
  1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/johnkennedy.html
  3. Mackay, John R. (1986). The Hibees: The Story of Hibernian Football Club. John Donald Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-85976-144-4.
  4. "Kennedy, Jack". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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