Peter Logan (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | April 1944 (aged 54) | ||
| Place of death | Bradford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Alva Rangers | |||
| St Bernard's | |||
| 1908–1926 | Bradford City | 271 | (37) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Peter Logan (1889 – April 1944) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside right. He spent 17 years with Bradford City, making over 300 appearances and winning the 1911 FA Cup Final.
Early and personal life[]
Born in Edinburgh,[2] he was the younger brother of footballer James Logan, who also played for Bradford City.[3][4]
Career[]
After playing for Alva Rangers and St Bernard's, he signed for Bradford City in October 1908.[4] He won the 1911 FA Cup Final with the club.[4][5] During World War I he "won representative honours for his army unit".[4] He spent 17 years with the club, making 304 appearances in total.[6] After retiring as a player in April 1925, he worked as a coach at the club until October 1925.[4] He then became licensee of the Girlington Hotel.[4] He died in April 1944, aged 54.[4]
Sources[]
- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
References[]
- ^ Stapler (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Bradford City". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ Frost, p. 401
- ^ "Ex-City player for Bradford Park Avenue". Leeds Mercury. 29 June 1909. p. 6.
The Bradford club have secured the transfer of J. H. Logan, half back, from Chesterfield. Logan came to Bradford City two or three years ago as a centre forward from an Edinburgh club, and is the elder brother of P. Logan, the present City inside forward.
- ^ a b c d e f g Frost, p. 115
- ^ "CITY TEAM-MATES: The 1911 FA Cup winners". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
- ^ Frost, p. 385
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- 1889 births
- 1944 deaths
- Footballers from Edinburgh
- Scottish footballers
- St Bernard's F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Association football inside forwards
- Bradford City A.F.C. non-playing staff
- British hoteliers
- FA Cup Final players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Scottish football forward, 1880s birth stubs