Adam Black (footballer, born 1898)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 February 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1981 (aged 82–83) | ||
| Playing position | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1920 | Bathgate | ||
| 1920–1935 | Leicester City | 528 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Adam Black (18 February 1898 - 1981) was a Scottish-born footballer who played for Leicester City in the Football League in the 1920s and 1930s.[1]
He played for Leicester between January 1920 and 1935 and made a total of 557 senior appearances for the Foxes,[2] including 528 league appearances and he thus holds the record for most league appearances for Leicester.[3]
Early life
Prior to joining Leicester he fought in World War I with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and won the Distinguished Conduct Medal.[3]
Career
Black made his debut for Leicester on 24 January 1920 in a 3–2 victory over Hull City after becoming one of Peter Hodge's first signings for the club and began to establish himself as a first team regular the following season. Over the following few seasons under Hodge, Leicester were slowly built into a Second Division force and Black helped the club to the Second Division title in 1924–25. Black later played a key role as part of the team which finished in the club's highest ever league finish of runners-up in the First Division in 1928–29.[4]
Despite playing 557 times for Leicester, he only managed to score 4 times. Three of his goals were penalties and the other a bizarre 60 yard free-kick against Sunderland in 1933, which Black accidentally over hit.[4]
Legacy
A suite at Leicester's home ground, the King Power Stadium, is named in his honour.[5]
Honours
- Football League First Division Runner-up: 1928–29
- Football League Second Division Champions: 1924–25
- Records
- Leicester City All-Time Leading League Appearance Maker: 528 games
References
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ↑ filbertstreet.net stats Archived 9 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 "No more heroes: Adding flesh to the legend of Leicester City's Adam Black". Mirror Football. 9 September 2009. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- 1 2 Dave Smith & Paul Taylor (2010). Of Fossils and Foxes. ISBN 1-905411-94-4.
- ↑ Function Suites thewalkersstadium.com. Retrieved 1 April 2011 Archived 1 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine.