David Wotherspoon | |
Birth Date: | 9 April 1849 |
Birth Place: | Hamilton, Scotland |
Death Place: | Pollokshields, Scotland |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1872 |
Clubs1: | Queen's Park |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Clubs2: | Clydesdale |
Nationalyears1: | 1872–1873 |
Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
David Wotherspoon (9 April 1849 – 28 February 1906) was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender.
He was born on 9 April 1849 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, son of William Wotherspoon, a baker, and Mary Hamilton. He married Mary Galbraith in 1876 and had five daughters.
Wotherspoon died of tuberculosis on 28 February 1906 in Pollokshields, Glasgow.[1]
Wotherspoon played club football for Queen's Park and Clydesdale, and made two appearances for Scotland.[2] He also served as a committee member and club secretary at Queen's Park.[1] He has been credited with the introduction of Queen's Park's black and white hooped kit design.[2]
He made one official competitive appearance for Queen's Park, in the English FA Cup.[3]