Donald Sloan (31 July 1883 – 1 January 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for in the Football League for Everton and Liverpool as a goalkeeper.[1][4][5] He also played in the Scottish and Irish Leagues and made one appearance for the Irish League XI.[6][7]
Personal life
Sloan served as a private in the Black Watch during the First World War.[3] He was killed when a German heavy mortar hit his dugout on 1 January 1917 near Saint-Laurent-Blangy, which caused it to collapse.[8][9][10] He was buried in Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras.[2] Sloan's elder brother Alexander Sloan later became the Labour MP for South Ayrshire.[11] Four of his younger brothers also fought in the First World War, of whom three died.[11]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 1906–07[4] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1907–08[4] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Liverpool | 1908–09[5] | First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| East Stirlingshire | 1912–13[6] | Scottish First Division | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1913–14[6] | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 55 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 71 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 266. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ a b "The Fallen of Everton Football Club & Everton de Viña del Mar, Chile" (PDF). p. 5. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Donald Sloan | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Liverpool career stats for Don Sloan – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "Irish Football League Inter-League – 1892/93 – 1899/00". www.glenniewebdesign.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Everton Remembers". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Donald Sloan | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Sanny Sloan, The Miners' MP (2015, revised 2018)" (PDF). Retrieved 26 January 2019.
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