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]

John Oswald
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
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

  1. Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Saturday's Football Matches. | Scottish Cup Competition–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 11 February 1889
  4. 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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