John Proudfoot (footballer)

John Proudfoot
Personal information
Full name John Proudfoot[1]
Date of birth 27 February 1874[2]
Place of birth Airdrie, Scotland[1]
Date of death 22 April 1934(1934-04-22) (aged 60)[2]
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1894–1896 Partick Thistle 35 (25)
1896–1898 Blackburn Rovers 36 (14)
1898–1902 Everton 84 (30)
1902–1903[4] Watford 12 (5)
1903–1904 Partick Thistle 17 (5)
1904–1905[5] Hamilton Academical 13 (10)
Total 197 (89)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Proudfoot (27 February 1874 – 22 April 1934) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers and Everton.[6][7]

He began his career with Partick Thistle and returned there for a season after seven years in England; four of his brothers also played for the team, with David being the most prominent.[3]

  1. ^ a b John Proudfoot at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b John Proudfoot, Daily Record, April 1934, via Partick Thistle History Archive
  3. ^ a b John Proudfoot 1894-1904, Partick Thistle - The Early Years
  4. ^ Players | Price to Riera. Watford Football Club archive 1881-2017. Retrieved 22 March 2022
  5. ^ Proudfoot, John (1904), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  6. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  7. ^ Everton's Goalscoring Debutants, EFC Statto