Personal information | |||
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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 | |||
–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 | ||
International career | |||
1928 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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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 |
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 | |||
–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 | ||
International career | |||
1928 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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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 |