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John Eckford

John Eckford Date of Birth: Feb 13, 1876

A small (5’5”) winger born in Buckhaven in 1878, who made a name for himself at Raith Rovers where he was a crowd favourite with his dribbling skills.

As bigger Scottish clubs hovered he decided to migrate south and join the Town in 1899. He was ever present in 1899-00 in a poor side so the supporters probably never saw the best of him and with a return to the Southern League in 1900 he left the club, along with most of the better paid professionals, and joined Middlesbrough before returning to Kirkaldy.

John was working as a ‘cashier’ when he passed away in Edinburgh in 1935.

Appearances

League
34
Non-League
0
FAC
4
League Cup
0
Other
0
Total
38

Goals

League
3
Non-League
0
FAC
1
League Cup
0
Other
0
Total
4