John Falconer (footballer)

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John Falconer
Personal information
Full name John Gunn Falconer[1]
Date of birth 2 January 1902[2]
Place of birth Kinning Park, Scotland
Date of death 1982 (aged 79–80)[2]
Place of death Eastwood, Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Gower Thistle
0000–1919 Ibrox Waverley
1919–1921 St Anthony's
1921–1930 Cowdenbeath 204 (0)
1931–1933 Celtic 7 (0)
1933–1934 East Stirlingshire 25 (0)
1934–1935 Creetown
1935–1936 Stranraer
National team
1928 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

John Gunn Falconer (2 January 1902 – 1982) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 200 appearances in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath as a goalkeeper.[2][3]

Career[]

A goalkeeper, Falconer made 204 appearances in the top two divisions of Scottish football for Cowdenbeath in two spells between 1921 and 1928.[3] While with the Fife club, he made one appearance for the Scottish League XI against the Football League XI in March 1928,[4][3] but six months later his career appeared to have been ended when he sustained a broken kneecap.[2][3]

He made a return to league football with Celtic in 1931 and was soon unexpectedly back in First Division action when he had to replace John Thomson, who had been fatally injured during a match.[2][3] However, Joe Kennaway soon arrived at Celtic Park and after a period as his deputy, Falconer moved to Second Division club East Stirlingshire in 1933, where he played for one season.[1]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cowdenbeath 1921–22[1] Scottish Second Division 37 0 3 0 — 40 0
1922–23[1] 36 0 2 0 — 38 0
1924–25[1] Scottish First Division 14 0 0 0 — 14 0
1925–26[1] 36 0 1 0 — 37 0
1926–27[1] 37 0 2 0 — 39 0
1927–28[1] 35 0 2 0 — 37 0
1928–29[1] 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
Total 204 0 10 0 — 214 0
Celtic 1931–32[5] Scottish First Division 7 0 1 0 3[a] 0 11 0
East Stirlingshire 1933–34[1] Scottish Second Division 25 0 1 0 — 26 0
Career total 236 0 12 0 3 0 251 0
  1. ^ Appearances in Glasgow Cup

Honours[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Falconer, John – The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Hall of Fame | John Falconer". Cowdenbeath FC. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. ^ "John Falconer – Scotland Football League Record from 10 Mar 1928 to 10 Mar 1928 clubs – Cowdenbeath". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Celtic Player John Falconer Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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