Jock Stirling

Jock Stirling

Personal information
Full name	Jack Stirling[1]
Date of birth	1886[1]
Place of birth	Clydebank, Scotland[1]
Date of death	1924 (aged 38)[1]
Playing position	Outside-right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Clydebank
–	Clyde
1911–1914	Middlesbrough	103	(8)
1914–1915	Bradford Park Avenue	31	(2)
1919–1920	Stoke	20	(1)
1920	Coventry City	5	(0)
–	Alloa Athletic
Total		159	(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Jack "Jock" Stirling (1869 – 1924) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford Park Avenue, Coventry City, Middlesbrough and Stoke.^[1]

Career

Stirling was born in Clydebank and played for both local sides Clydebank and Clyde before moving to England with Middlesbrough in 1911.^[1] He spent three seasons with the Ayresome Park club under the management of Thomas McIntosh the side finished in 3rd position in the First Division during the 1913–14 season. Stirling left for Bradford Park Avenue where he spent the 1914–15 season before football was halted due to the outbreak of World War I.^[1]

After the end of the war Stirling joined Stoke who he just re-gained their Football League status after falling fowl of financial mismanagement.^[1] He played in 21 matches for Stoke scoring once against Stockport County in October 1919.^[1] He left for Coventry City in March 1920 and played five matches for the "Sky Blues" before returning to Scotland with Alloa Athletic.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Middlesbrough	1911–12	36	3	4	0	40	3
	1912–13	33	1	4	0	37	1
	1913–14	34	4	1	0	35	4
	Total	103	8	10	0	112	8
Bradford Park Avenue	1914–15	31	2	3	0	34	2
	Total	31	2	3	0	34	2
Stoke	1919–20	20	1	1	0	21	1
	Total	20	1	1	0	21	1
Coventry City	1919–20	5	0	0	0	5	0
	Total	5	0	0	0	5	0
Career Total		159	11	14	0	172	11

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.