David Black (footballer, born 1868)

David Black

Personal information
Full name	David Gibson Black
Date of birth	22 March 1868
Place of birth	Irvine, Scotland
Date of death	1940 (aged 71–72)
Playing position	Outside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–1889	Hurlford
1889–1891	Grimsby Town
1891–1893	Middlesbrough
1893–1896	Wolverhampton Wanderers	74	(15)
1896–1897	Burnley	12	(5)
1897–1898	Tottenham Hotspur
1898–1899	Woolwich Arsenal	0	(0)
1900	Clyde
National team
1889	Scotland	1	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

David Gibson Black (22 March 1868 – 1940) was a Scottish international footballer who scored in the 1896 FA Cup Final for Wolverhampton Wanderers. He also played for both Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.

Career

Black was playing for local club Hurlford when he was capped by the Scottish national team in 1889. He played and scored in a 7–0 victory over Ireland at Ibrox on 9 March.

He moved south to Middlesbrough (then of the Northern League) before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1893, making his Football League on 2 September 1893 in a 1–7 loss at Nottingham Forest.

He featured regularly for Wolves between 1893–96, and appeared in the 1896 FA Cup Final for them. He netted an equaliser during the final but ultimately had to settle for a runners-up medal as Sheffield Wednesday won the game 2–1.

After 84 appearances and 17 goals (in total) for the Midlanders, he moved to Burnley in 1896. His stay at Turf Moor was extremely brief though and he soon left for Tottenham Hotspur. He spent just one full season with Spurs before joining Woolwich Arsenal (now Arsenal).^[1] However, he did not play for Arsenal at any level.^[2] He died in 1940.

References

1. "Sol joins elite list". BBC Sport. 2001-07-03.
2. Goodwin, Bob(ed.) (1997). The Pride Of North London. Polar Publishing. ISBN 1-899538-04-6.

• Matthews, Tony (2008). Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3.