John William Angus (1 December 1868 –1933) was a Scottish professional

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who played as an

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for Everton during the inaugural

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season, 1888/89. He later appeared as a

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's inaugural season in the Southern League, 1894/95.

Football career

Born in

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, he started his career at

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, before joining English side Everton in 1888. Angus's Everton debut came on 22 December 1888, in a 3–0 reverse at Preston after an injury ruled out first choice Tom Costley. Angus would start in the following four Everton fixtures, only appearing on the winning side once, in a 2–1 home win over

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at Anfield. After failing to establish himself at Everton, Angus travelled up the East Lancs Road to sign for

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(later

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) in March 1892. The 1892–93 season was Ardwick's first in the

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, and Angus scored in the club's first ever League match, a 7–0 win against

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. Overall, he scored three league goals from seven appearances for the Manchester club. Angus then moved to the south coast to join Southampton St Mary's in the summer of 1893. Angus was one of the first professional players signed by Southampton. He played in the Saints' two

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qualifying matches in November 1893 as well as friendlies and local cup matches. Described by Holley & Chalk as "a deft and aggressive forward", he was the first Saints player to be

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for an "over zealous" tackle in a Hampshire Senior Cup match on 24 February 1894 against local rivals

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. In 1894 Southampton were founder members of the Southern League and Angus played at

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, in a forward line-up including Charles Baker,

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, Harry Offer and

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. He scored in the "Saints"' first game in the Southern League and went on to score six goals that season, making him joint top scorer. The following season, he made three more league appearances before leaving the club in November 1895. In all he made 23 appearances for the Saints, scoring 11 goals. He subsequently played for

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, but little is known about his later life. Not to be confused with John Alexander Angus, a Scottish goalkeeper who made 11 appearances for Everton during the 1890/91 season, Everton's first championship winning campaign.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Angus, Jack 1868 births Footballers from Glasgow 1933 deaths Scottish men's footballers Everton F.C. players Manchester City F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Arsenal F.C. players Southern Football League players English Football League players Third Lanark A.C. players Men's association football forwards Date of death missing