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Portrait of John Gourlay

John Gourlay

Position: centre-half

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
A 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
TOTALS 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00

Name: John Gourlay
Birthdate: 13-04-1876
Age: 149
Birthplace: Kirkendbright, Scotland
Height:
Weight:
Years at Club: 1899
Signing Info: Transferred from: Annbank, 02/1899, £
Previous Clubs: Annbank
Debut: 18/02/1899 v Loughborough Town (A) 0-1 (League Division Two)
Farewell: Transferred to ?, 02/1899, £
Passed Away: 27/01/1931

Biography

Hailing from a family with a considerable pedigree - one of his footballing uncles was a Scottish international - John Gourlay had one main task when he arrived at Bank Street in February 1899: the 12-stone specimen was entrusted with filling the void left by James McNaught in the centre of Newton Heath's midfield. Five men had already failed during 1898-99, and John, unfortunately, would be the sixth. A further two would give it a try before Billy Griffiths would finally succeed.

Gourlay got to play twice for Heath, and they came in the space of 5 days. He faced Aston Villa in Joe Cassidy's benefit game on February 14th then Loughborough in a Division Two encounter. Although Heath drew the first game and won the second, John was deemed slow and overly physical. He was released at the end of the campaign.

As much as his contribution to the club's history was minimal, the case was opposite when it came to Annbank. Having started with them circa 1895, Gourlay returned to the club and remained a mainstay of the team until 1911. In this time, he went from playing alongside his uncle to lining up with his cousins! John was granted a benefit match in April 1911 when Annbank welcomed a Glasgow Rangers XI. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude.
 
League League Cup FA Cup Charity Shield European Cup Europa League Super Cup Cup Winners Cup Inter-cont Cup World Clubs Cup    
Season Goals Season Apps
No Season League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals		 Season
Apps
1. 1898-1899 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Apps
Player never scored for club.
No Opponent Apps Goals
1. Loughborough Town 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Loughborough Town Committee 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Albut, Alf 1
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. The Athletic Ground 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division Two 1
No Opponent Count
1. Loughborough Town 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 1
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date ▲ Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 18-02-1899 Div 2 Loughborough Town Win 1-0 A 0 Willie Bryant ??'
 

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