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Scottish footballer

David Wotherspoon
Personal information
Date of birth (1849-04-09)9 April 1849
Place of birth Hamilton, Scotland
Date of death 28 February 1906(1906-02-28) (aged 56)
Place of death Pollokshields, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1872 Queen's Park 0 (0)
Clydesdale
International career
1872–1873 Scotland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Wotherspoon (9 April 1849 – 28 February 1906) was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender.

Early and personal life

He was born on 9 April 1849 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, son of William Wotherspoon, a baker, and Mary Hamilton. He married Mary Galbraith in 1876 and had five daughters.

Wotherspoon died of tuberculosis on 28 February 1906 in Pollokshields, Glasgow.

Career

Wotherspoon played club football for Queen's Park and Clydesdale, and made two appearances for Scotland. He also served as a committee member and club secretary at Queen's Park. He has been credited with the introduction of Queen's Park's black and white hooped kit design.

He made one official competitive appearance for Queen's Park, in the English FA Cup.

References

  1. ^ Andy Mitchell (2012). First Elevens: the birth of international football. Createspace. p. 138.
  2. ^ Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 289.
  3. "QPFC.com - A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.


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