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 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
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).