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Donald Sloan (31 July 1883 – 1 January 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for in the Football League for Everton and Liverpool as a goalkeeper.[1][4][5] He also played in the Scottish and Irish Leagues and made one appearance for the Irish League XI.[6][7]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Donald Sloan[1] | ||
Date of birth | 31 July 1883 | ||
Place of birth | Rankinston, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1 January 1917 33)[2] | (aged||
Place of death | near Saint-Laurent-Blangy, France[3] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1903 | Ayr | ||
1903–1906 | Distillery | ||
1906–1908 | Everton | 6 | (0) |
1908–1909 | Liverpool | 6 | (0) |
1909– | Distillery | ||
–1912 | Bathgate | ||
1912–1914 | East Stirlingshire | 43 | (0) |
International career | |||
1905 | Irish League XI | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
Distillery (player-manager) | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sloan served as a private in the Black Watch during the First World War.[3] He was killed when a German heavy mortar hit his dugout on 1 January 1917 near Saint-Laurent-Blangy, which caused it to collapse.[8][9][10] He was buried in Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras.[2] Sloan's elder brother Alexander Sloan later became the Labour MP for South Ayrshire.[11] Four of his younger brothers also fought in the First World War, of whom three died.[11]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Everton | 1906–07[4] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1907–08[4] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Liverpool | 1908–09[5] | First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
East Stirlingshire | 1912–13[6] | Scottish First Division | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
1913–14[6] | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
Total | 43 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
Career total | 55 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 71 | 0 |
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