John Halliday Cross (12 February 1881 – 1954) was a Scottish professional
footballer
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who made over 190 appearances in the
Scottish League for
Third Lanark over two spells,
winning the
league title in
1903–04
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and playing in the
1906 Scottish Cup Final. He also played for
Petershill,
Queens Park Rangers and
Wishaw Thistle[ Record of pre-war Scottish League Players John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012] and won one cap for
Scotland
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at international level, in addition to representing the
Scottish League XI. He was the brother of fellow Third Lanark and QPR footballer
Willie Cross
William Cross (17 June 1883 – 12 April 1949) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside forward in the Scottish League for Third Lanark and Port Glasgow Athletic. He also played for Southern League clubs Brentford and Q ...
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London Hearts profile
1881 births
1954 deaths
Scottish men's footballers
Scotland men's international footballers
Men's association football wing halves
Third Lanark A.C. players
Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
Wishaw Thistle F.C. players
Petershill F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
Scottish Junior Football Association players
Scottish Football League representative players
Southern Football League players
Date of death missing
People from Cambusnethan
Footballers from Wishaw
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