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John Boag
Boag while with Brentford in 1904
Personal information
Full name John M. Boag
Date of birth (1874-04-06)6 April 1874
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 7 February 1954(1954-02-07) (aged 79)
Place of death Clydebank, Scotland
Position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
Gartmore Juveniles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1894 Ashfield
1894–1895 East Stirlingshire
1895–1896 Cowlairs 7 (2)
1896 Alloa Athletic
1896–1904 Derby County 117 (27)
1904 Brentford 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John M. Boag (6 April 1874 – 7 February 1954) was a Scottish professional footballer, best remembered for his seven years as a centre forward in the Football League with Derby County. He also played for Cowlairs, Ashfield, East Stirlingshire and finished his career with Brentford. While with Derby County, Boag was a part of the Rams' 1898, 1899 and 1903 losing FA Cup Final sides.

Personal life

After his retirement from football, Boag invested in a fishmongers, a laundrette and a snooker hall.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
East Stirlingshire 1894–95 Midland League 0 0 1 0 1 0
Cowlairs 1895–96 Scottish League Second Division 7 2 — 7 2
Derby County 1896–97 First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
1897–98 14 7 3 3 17 10
1898–99 21 6 5 3 26 9
1899–1900 24 3 2 1 26 4
1900–01 22 5 1 0 23 5
1901–02 18 3 7 1 25 4
1902–03 11 2 5 2 16 4
1903–04 5 1 0 0 5 1
Total 117 27 23 10 140 37
Brentford 1904–05 Southern League First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 126 29 24 10 150 39

References

  1. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 31. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  3. ^ Cumming, Alan. "Rams Remembered Special John Boag (Part 2) Written By His Great Grandson". Derby County-Mad. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  4. "Rams Remembered Special... John Boag". derbycounty-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  5. TW8: The Home Of Football – Brentford FC versus Derby County. Charlton, London: The Yellow Printing Company. 4 January 2003. p. 29.
  6. ^ "John Boag". 11v11.com. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  7. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 358. ISBN 0951526200.
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