Jock Britton Explained

Jock Britton
Fullname:John Britton
Birth Date:18 March 1900
Birth Place:Lennoxtown, Scotland
Death Place:Lennoxtown, Scotland
Height:6ft 0in[1]
Position:Goalkeeper
Years2:1920–1924
Years3:1924–1926
Years4:1926–1928
Years5:1928–1931
Years6:1931–1932
Clubs1:Duntocher Hibs
Clubs2:Albion Rovers
Clubs5:Celtic
Clubs6:Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Caps2:90
Goals2:0
Caps3:68
Goals3:0
Caps4:40
Goals4:0
Caps5:0
Goals5:0

John Britton (18 March 1900 – 8 October 1953) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Albion Rovers, Dundee, Tottenham Hotspur and Celtic.[2]

Football career

Born in Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Britton had spells with Duntocher Hibs, Albion Rovers[3] and Dundee[4] (playing on the losing side in the 1925 Scottish Cup Final)[5] before joining Tottenham Hotspur in March 1926. Britton appeared in 40 Football League matches for the White Hart Lane club, though had to battle with several rivals (including compatriot Jimmy Smith, Joe Nicholls and Cyril Spiers) for a place in the team.[6] [1] [7]

Released by Tottenham following their relegation in 1927–28 he returned to Scotland and ended his senior career at Celtic, though again he was firmly a backup member of the squad behind John Thomson and John Kelly and never made a first team appearance for the Glasgow club. Finally he went back to the junior level with Kirkintilloch Rob Roy.[8] [3]

Notes and References

  1. http://archive.mehstg.com/fact_britton.htm John Britton
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records. 2004 . soccerdata . 1-899468-63-3. 36.
  3. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  4. https://www.deearchive.co.uk/player.php?id=581 Jock Britton Player Profile
  5. http://www.thecelticwiki.com/m/page/1925-04-11%3A+Celtic+2-1+Dundee%2C+Scottish+Cup+Final Scottish Cup Final: Celtic Win Trophy For Eleventh Time
  6. http://www.topspurs.com/thfc-fp-index.htm Topspurs A-Z of players
  7. https://books.google.com/books?id=AOqcDwAAQBAJ&dq=jock+Britton&pg=PA55 The Spurs Alphabet
  8. http://sfha.org.uk/historiesfinaldraft.pdf Scottish Junior Histories 1932-33 Where Good 'Keepers Come From