John Fleming (footballer, born 1889)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Barr Murray Fleming[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 December 1889[2] | ||
Place of birth | Slamannan, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 21 March 1916[3] | (aged 26)||
Place of death | Richmond Camp, England[4] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[5] | ||
Position(s) | Right half, forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1907–1908 | Musselburgh Union | ||
1908–1909 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | ||
1909–1911 | St Bernard's | 30 | (19) |
1911–1913 | Newcastle United | 4 | (0) |
1913–1915 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | (3) |
1915 | Armadale | ||
1915 | Rangers | 4 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
John Barr Murray Fleming (27 December 1889 – 21 March 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for St Bernard's and Rangers as a right half and forward.[4] He also played in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United.[6][7]
Personal life[]
Fleming's brothers Adam and William were both footballers.[8] He served as a lance corporal in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders during the First World War and died of pneumonia at Richmond Camp on 21 March 1916.[4] Fleming was buried in Inveresk Parish Churchyard.[3]
Career statistics[]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Newcastle United | 1912–13[4] | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 1913–14[4] | First Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
1914–15[4] | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
Total | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||
Rangers | 1915–16[4] | Scottish First Division | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | |
Career total | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
References[]
- ^ "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ John Fleming on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "John Fleming". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. pp. 155–156. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 100. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "To The Glory of God". Newcastle United Football Club. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "thfc during wartime". archive.mehstg.com. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
Categories:
- 1916 deaths
- Sportspeople from Falkirk (council area)
- Scottish footballers
- English Football League players
- Association football midfielders
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders soldiers
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- Armadale F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- 1889 births
- Association football inside forwards
- Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Rangers F.C. players
- St Bernard's F.C. players
- Deaths from pneumonia in England
- Scottish football midfielder stubs