John Oswald (footballer)

John Oswald
Personal information
Full name	John McGill Oswald
Date of birth	1869
Place of birth	Greenock, Scotland
Date of death	1953
Place of death	East Kilbride, Scotland
Position(s)	Inside right
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Third Lanark
1889–1890	Notts County
1890–1891	Burnley
	Sunderland Albion
	Morton
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John McGill Oswald (1869–1953) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside right.^[2] He won the Scottish Cup with Third Lanark alongside his elder brother Jimmy Oswald in 1889, scoring in the victory over Celtic in the final.^[3] Both siblings (who were born in Greenock but relocated to the Gorbals area of Glasgow with their family when very young), then moved to England to play for Notts County.^[4]

References

^ Statutory registers – Deaths – Search results, ScotlandsPeople
^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Saturday's Football Matches. | Scottish Cup Competition–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 11 February 1889
^ Notes on Football and Other Sports., The Glasgow Herald, 14 April 1890

Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939.

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[1] Statutory registers – Deaths – Search results, ScotlandsPeople

[litsterprewar-2] John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[3] Saturday's Football Matches. | Scottish Cup Competition–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 11 February 1889

[4] Notes on Football and Other Sports., The Glasgow Herald, 14 April 1890

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