Jack Kennedy (footballer, born 1873)

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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

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]

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
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hibernian 1893–94 Scottish Division Two 16 3 1 0 – 17 3
1894–95 Scottish Division Two 15 5 3 0 – 18 5
1895–96 Scottish Division One 18 12 5 1 – 23 13
1896–97 Scottish Division One 18 9 1 0 – 19 9
1897–98 Scottish Division One 15 8 3 0 – 18 8
Total 82 37 13 1 0 0 95 38
Stoke[1] 1897–98 First Division 2 0 0 0 4 1 6 1
1898–99 First Division 27 5 6 3 – 33 8
1899–1900 First Division 29 3 2 0 – 31 3
Total 58 8 8 3 4 1 70 12
Glossop 1900–01 Second Division 34 6 1 0 – 35 6
Career Total 174 51 22 4 4 1 200 56

International[]

Source:[4]

National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 1897 1 0
Total 1 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ "John Kennedy - Scotland Football League Record from 30 Jan 1897 to 30 Jan 1897 clubs - Hibernian".
  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-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

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