John McCourt (footballer)

John Francis McCourt (9 July 1883 – 24 November 1948) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside left in the Football League for Fulham.^[1]

John McCourt

Personal information
Full name	John Francis McCourt[1]
Date of birth	9 July 1883[1]
Place of birth	Rutherglen, Scotland[1]
Date of death	24 November 1948(1948-11-24) (aged 65)
Place of death	Hammersmith, England
Position(s)	Inside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	St Mary's College Twickenham
	Cambuslang Hibernian
1905	Celtic	0	(0)
1905–1906	Ayr United	15	(3)
1906	Royal Albert
1906–1907	Brentford	1	(0)
1908–1909	Fulham	2	(0)
1909–1910	Croydon Common	10	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

McCourt was a teacher and by 1927 was headmaster of Laycock Street School in Islington, London.^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ayr United	1905–06[3]	Scottish League Second Division	15	3	1	0	16	3
Brentford	1906–07[4]	Southern League First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
Fulham	1908–09[2]	Second Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
Croydon Common	1909–10[2]	Southern League First Division	10	3	3	0	13	3
Career total			28	6	4	0	32	6