Ned Doig

Ned Doig joined Blackburn from Arbroath in 1889. His only appearance for Rovers was a 9-1 win over Notts County. 
Doig made his debut for Sunderland in September 1890 and went on to make 454 first team competitive appearances for Sunderland, winning 4 First Division Championships.
He joined Liverpool (in Division 2) in 1904 and made 53 appearances for the Reds spread over 4 seasons. 
Ned Doig represented Scotland 5 times over a 16 year period, finishing on the winning side 4 times. 
Doig was originally an outfield player who took to goalkeeping with Arbroath Reserves as a 17 year old. Concious of his hair loss, Doig was never seen without his cap, which he would fasten under his chin with a piece of string. 
On Easter Saturday 1900 Doig was involved in a curious incident-  Manchester City goalkeeper Charlie Williams appeared to become the first goalkeeper to score from open play in the Football League, his long clearance eluding Doig. Some contemporary reports (there was no dubious goals panel!) say that Doig made the decisive touch, and credit him with an own goal. ENFA credits City inside left Fred Williams with the goal. Sunderland won 3-1.

 Manchester Courier and Lancashire General 16.04.00

Königlichen Gymnasium zu Dresden

A postcard marking the tenth anniversary of the foundation of a football club at Dresden's Königlichen Gymnasium (Royal Grammar School).


acknowledgements to dfc1873

John Smith

In 1885 Dr John Smith was banned from playing for or against any Scottish club or the Scottish national team because he had played for Corinthians against professionals. In his outings for Corinth he usually employed the pseudonym J. Miller.
Up until this point Dr Smith had scored 10 goals in 10 internationals for Scotland and had won the Scottish Cup with Queen's Park. He had also played for Queen's Park in an 'English' FA Cup Final. 
Following the ban he confined his activities to occasional matches with Corinthians.
He also toured the Antipodes with the 1888 British Rugby Union team.

Modesto Denis

Goalkeepers never wear knee pads these days.
Modesto Denis represented Paraguay at 5 South American Championships and played in 1 game at the 1930 World Cup.
He played his club football with Club Nacional (Asunción), winning the national championsip in 1924 and 1926.

Giuseppe Meazza

Meazza's career as a player spanned 20 years (1927-47) and he won 53 international caps between 1930-39.
For Internazionale (Ambrosiana) Meazza scored 242 goals in 365 games. He was Capocannoniere on 3 occasions and scored 33 international goals in his 53 appearances, winning 2 World Cups.
Let's look at the early phase of Meazza's career:  

Season 1927-28:  2 goals on his first team debut age 17. 12 goals in 33 games. 
Season  1928-29:  Top scorer in the national championships with 38 goals in 29 matches.  This included 2 5 goal matches and 6 goals in 1 match (against Venezia). 
Season 1929-30:The first season of Serie A- Capocannoniere with 31 goals.

Not bad considering that Milan rejected him as a 14 year old for being undersized,
 and his first coach at Internazionale's youth side played him as a defender! 

Situation Vacant

Arsenal Football Club is open to receive applications for the position of Team Manager. He must be experienced and possess the highest qualifications for the post, both as to the ability and personal character. Gentlemen whose sole ability to build up a good side depends on the payment of heavy and exorbitant transfer fees need not apply.

Athletic News  11.05.25 

Alumni, 1905

Between 1901 and 1911 Alumni were champions of Argentina on 9 occasions**. Here is the victorious team of 1905.
The line up:

GK	José Buruca Laforia
FB	Carlos Carr Brown
	Jorge Gibson Brown
HB	Andrés Arturo Mack
	Patricio Barron Browne
	Ernesto Alejandro Brown
FW	Gottlob Eduardo Weiss
	Juan J. Moore
	Alfredo Carrow Brown
	Eliseo Brown
	Eugenio Moore

And here is the story of their season. I'm intrigued that their one defeat should have been so comprehensive!

14.05.05	Lomas Athletic	1	7	Alumni
21.05.05	Alumni	14	0	Reformer
25.05.05	Quilmes	0	1	Alumni
01.06.05	Atlético Estudiantes	0	3	Alumni
11.06.05	Belgrano Athletic	0	2	Alumni
30.07.05	Reformer	0	3	Alumni
06.08.05	Alumni	1	5	Belgrano Athletic
	Alumni	wo		Barracas Athletic
	Alumni	wo		Barracas Athletic
08.09.05	Alumni	11	1	Lomas Athletic
17.09.05	Alumni	1	1	Atlético Estudiantes
24.09.05	Alumni	wo		Quilmes

P	W	D	L	F	A
12*	10*	1	1	43	8

* 3 walk overs

**Alumni were previously English High School AC, Champions in 1900.