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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. [1]

Career

Wotherspoon played club football for Queen's Park and Clydesdale, and made two appearances for Scotland. [2] He also served as a committee member and club secretary at Queen's Park. [1] He has been credited with the introduction of Queen's Park's black and white hooped kit design. [2]

He made one official competitive appearance for Queen's Park, in the English FA Cup. [3]

References

  1. ^ a b Andy Mitchell (2012). First Elevens: the birth of international football. Createspace. p. 138.
  2. ^ a b 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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