John Gordon (footballer)

Jack Gordon

Personal information
Full name	John Gordon[1]
Date of birth	11 April 1899[1]
Place of birth	Kirkcudbright, Scotland[1]
Date of death	11 April 1964 (aged 65)[1]
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Playing position	Inside-right
Youth career
	Sighthill Church
	Petershill Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Queen's Park
1922–1923	Port Vale	22	(3)
1923–1926	Greenock Morton
1926–1928	Luton Town	14	(0)
	Dunfermline Athletic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

John "Jack" Gordon (11 April 1899 – 11 April 1964) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside-right for Queen's Park, Port Vale, Greenock Morton, Luton Town, and Dunfermline Athletic.

Playing career

Gordon played for Queen's Park, before joining Port Vale of the Second Division in August 1922.^[1] He scored his first goal at The Old Recreation Ground on 4 September, in a 1–0 win over Hull City.^[1] He went on to find the net in home wins over Clapton Orient and Bury.^[1] He was a first team regular until falling out of favour in December 1922.^[1] After 24 league and cup appearances, he was released at the end of 1922–23 season.^[1] He later played for Greenock Morton, Luton Town and Dunfermline Athletic.^[1]

Statistics

• Sourced from John Gordon profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1922–23	Second Division	21	3	1	0	22	3
Luton Town	1926–27	Third Division South	10	0	0	0	10	0
	1927–28	Third Division South	4	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		14	0	0	0	14	0

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 113. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.