Jack Kennedy (footballer, born 1873)

Jack Kennedy

Personal information
Full name	John Kennedy[1]
Date of birth	1873[1]
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
Date of death	Unknown
Playing position	Inside-right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1893–1898	Hibernian	82	(37)
1898–1899	Stoke	58	(8)
1900–1902	Glossop North End	39	(7)
Total		179	(52)
National team
1897	Scotland	1	(0)
1897	Scottish League XI[2]	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

John "Jack" Kennedy (1873 — after 1902) was a Scottish footballer who played for Glossop North End, Hibernian and Stoke and earned one cap for the Scotland national team.^[1]

Career

A native of Edinburgh, Kennedy played at inside-right and began his career with Hibernian, one of the city's two principal clubs. He played for Hibs in the 1896 Scottish Cup Final, a 3–1 defeat by Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts. Kennedy represented Scotland once, in a 1897 British Home Championship match against Wales.^[3]

In April 1898 Kennedy moved to English side Stoke who at the time were struggling at the foot of the table.^[1] They entered the end of season test matches with Kennedy scoring in the first match against Newcastle United. He also played in the final match against Burnley, both teams went into the match knowing that a draw would see them remain in the First Division and throughout the 90 minutes not a single attempt on goal was made, this led to the introduction of automatic promotion and relegation.^[1] Kennedy experienced a far more successful 1898–99 season as Stoke reached the FA Cup semi final for the first time losing 3–1 to Derby County.^[1] He remained at Stoke for one more season before joining Glossop North End in 1900.^[1]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Test Match		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hibernian	1893–94	16	3	1	0	–		17	3
	1894–95	15	5	3	0	–		18	5
	1895–96	18	12	5	1	–		23	13
	1896–97	18	9	1	0	–		19	9
	1897–98	15	8	3	0	–		18	8
	Total	82	37	13	1	0	0	95	38
Stoke[1]	1897–98	2	0	0	0	4	1	6	1
	1898–99	27	5	6	3	–		33	8
	1899–1900	29	3	2	0	–		31	3
	Total	58	8	8	3	4	1	70	12
Glossop North End	1900–01	34	6	1	0	–		35	6
	1901–02	3	1	0	0	–		3	1
	1902–03	2	0	0	0	–		2	0
	Total	39	7	1	0	0	0	39	7
Career Total		179	52	22	4	4	1	201	57

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/johnkennedy.html
3. Mackay, John R. (1986). The Hibees: The Story of Hibernian Football Club. John Donald Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-85976-144-4.

External links

• John Kennedy, London Hearts Supporters Club.
• John Kennedy, www.ihibs.co.uk