John Roxburgh

Scottish footballer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroScottish footballer
PlacesUnited Kingdom Scotland
wasAthlete Football player Association football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth10 November 1901, Granton, United Kingdom
Death1965 (aged 63 years)
Star signScorpio
Sports Teams
Stoke City F.C.
Aston Villa F.C.
Leicester City F.C.
Rugby Town F.C.
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield F.C.
The details

Biography

John Roxburgh (10 November 1901 – 29 March 1977) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Leicester City, Sheffield United and Stoke.

Career

Roxburgh began his career with Edinburgh Emmett before joining English non-league side Rugby Town. He impressed enough to earn a move to Leicester City where he was a regular for two seasons. He joined Aston Villa in 1922 and then moved on to Stoke. At the Victoria Ground Roxburgh played 14 matches scoring once against Stockport County in a 1–0 in February 1924. At the end of the 1923–24 season he moved on again this time to Sheffield United and then Sheffield and Leicester Normads. He was once actually selected for an England amateur international against Wales in March 1926 before his birthplace was made known to the FA. He made his Scottish debut in the 1926-27 season. Roxburgh went on to top around 80 League appearances for his four senior clubs. He appeared alongside his brother Andy for 5 games in the Leicester City senior team.

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City1920–21Second Division22111232
1921–22Second Division20110211
1922–23Second Division600060
Total48221503
Aston Villa1922–23First Division12300123
Stoke1923–24Second Division14100141
Sheffield United1925–26First Division210021
1926–27First Division310031
Total520052
Career Total79821819
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