John Atkinson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 December 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Cambuslang, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 26 November 1914 (aged 29) | ||
| Place of death | Atlantic Ocean | ||
| Playing position | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1904 | Queen's Park | 4 | (1) |
| Hamilton Academical | 97 | (27) | |
| 1909 | → Celtic (loan) | 1 | (2) |
| 1910 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | ||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John Atkinson (5 December 1884 – 26 November 1914) was a Scottish amateur football outside left who made played in the Scottish League for Hamilton Academical, Queen's Park, Celtic and Partick Thistle.[1][2][3][4]
Personal life
Atkinson was a medical student and later qualified as a doctor, moving to County Durham to practice.[1] After the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, he moved to work in Madagascar.[1] He died in the Atlantic Ocean, off the west coast of Africa, in an accident on 26 November 1914.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Season_1914-1915_%28Fell%29.pdf
- ↑ "Celtic Player John Atkinson Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ↑ Potter, David (2011-09-01). The Celtic Miscellany. History Press. ISBN 9780752490595.
- ↑ "QPFC.com - A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
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