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Irish footballer

Jack Ponsonby
Personal information
Full name John Ponsonby
Date of birth 1874
Place of birth Dumbarton, Scotland
Date of death 1962 (aged 87–88)
Place of death Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position(s)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1893–1987 Distillery
1897–1898 Stoke 5 (0)
1898–1903 Distillery
International career
1895–1900 Irish League XI 7 (0)
1895–1899 Ireland 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Ponsonby (1874 – 1962) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.

Career

Ponsonby was born in Dumbarton, Scotland to Irish parents and moved over to Belfast where he played for Distillery. He joined Stoke in 1897 and played five matches during the 1897–98 season before returning to Distillery. He won the Irish League four times (1895–96, 1898–99, 1900–01, 1902–03) across his two spells, and lifted the Irish Cup in 1896.

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke 1897–98 First Division 5 0 0 0 5 0
Career Total 5 0 0 0 5 0

International

Source:

National team Year Apps Goals
Ireland 1895 2 0
1896 3 0
1897 3 0
1899 1 0
Total 9 0

References

  1. ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  3. ^ Jack Ponsonby, Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats, 24 October 2007
  4. Shamrock on Blue, Scots Football Worldwide
  5. "Ponsonby, Jack". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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