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John Falconer (footballer)
John Gunn Falconer (2 January 1902 – 1982) was a Scottish professional Association football, footballer who made over 200 appearances in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath F.C., Cowdenbeath as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Career A Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper, Falconer made 204 appearances in the Scottish football league system, top two divisions of Scottish football for Cowdenbeath F.C., Cowdenbeath in two spells between 1921 and 1928. While with the Fife club, he made one appearance for the Scottish Football League XI, Scottish League XI against the Football League XI in March 1928, but six months later his career appeared to have been ended when he sustained a broken kneecap. He made a return to league football with Celtic F.C., Celtic in 1931 and was soon unexpectedly back in Scottish First Division, First Division action when he had to replace John Thomson (footballer, born 1909), John Thomson, who had been fatally injured during a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinning Park
Kinning Park is a southern suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. It was formerly a separate police burgh between 1871 and 1905 before being absorbed by the city. In 1897, it had a population of 14,326.Govan Parish School Board, ''The Members' Year Book 1897'', William Hodge & Co, Glasgow, p 121 Political history Originally a separate police burgh founded in 1871, Kinning Park became part of Glasgow in 1905. Thereafter, it was a Town Council ward, situated between those covering Plantation to the west and Kingston to the east. It was the smallest such burgh in Scotland at just . During its 34-year existence, the burgh had its own council, elections, coat of arms, provosts, town hall, council chambers, fire brigade, police force, and police court.Andrew J McMahon et al. (2003), ''A History of Kinning Park and District, Glasgow'', Glasgow Lending Libraries shelfmark 941.443 Govan Burgh to the west survived even longer, from 1864 to 1912, before it too was annexed by the City of Glasgow,T C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |