30.9.17

Meiklejohn, Muirhead & Mothers

Dundee People's Journal 12.07.30

Davie Meiklejohn played 563 games for Rangers and won no fewer than 12 Scottish League titles. He won 15 international caps for Scotland. 

Tommy Muirhead represented Scotland 8 times. He played 353 first team games for Rangers, winning 8 League titles. He also played for Hibernian and Boston Wonder workers.


Meiklejohn was 29 when the picture was taken, Muirhead 33. 



27.9.17

Bob Crompton - England

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Right back Bob Crompton  played 41 matches for England (1902-14) , he was captain in 22 of these games. The previous appearance record was 23 (Steve Bloomer), and Crompton's record stood from 1909-1952.
He also represented The Football League 17 times
In 1907 the imperious looking Crompton was measured at 5' 10½" and  13st. 10lbs.(1.79m, 87kg).
He was a British Home Championship winner in 1903-04, 1908-09, 1910-11 & 1912-13.

Here is a breakdown of his record:

Overall
P
W
D
L
41
27
8
6

vs. Wales
P
W
D
L
12
9
3
0

vs. Ireland
P
W
D
L
10
8
0
2

vs. Scotland
P
W
D
L
12
3
5
4

vs. Austria
P
W
D
L
3
3
0
0

vs. Hungary
P
W
D
L
3
3
0
0

vs. Bohemia
P
W
D
L
1
1
0
0



25.9.17

Germany Goalscorers 1908-1937




Between 1908 and July 1937 (when our blog's era ends) Germany played 142 internationals.
83 different players scored for Germany during this period. 
The 3 most prolific scorers are shown above- left to right- Hofmann, Hohmann and Lehner.



G
M


1
Richard Hofmann
24
25
1927-33
S.V. Meerane 07
2
Karl Hohmann
20
26
1930-37
V.f.L. Benrath
3
Ernst Lehner*
17
32
1933-37
S.S.V. Schwaben
4
Edmund Conen*
14
14
1934-37
Saarbrücken F. V.
Otto Fritz Harder
14
15
1914-26
Hamburger F.C. 1888, Hamburger S.V.
6
Gottfried Fuchs
13
6
1911-13
Karlsruher F.V.
7
Adolf Jäger
11
18
1908-24
Altonaer F.C. 1893
8
Otto Siffling*
10
26
1934-37
S.V. Waldhof
Fritz Förderer
10
11
1908-13
Karlsruher F.V.
Eugen Kipp
10
18
1908-13
Sportfreunde 1874, F.C. Stuttgarter Cickers

Here is the full list of scorers. Players marked with * had careers that extended beyond July 1937, but their figures here are up to that date (that is up to and including Finland v Germany on 29.06.1937.




G
M
Years
Club
1
Fritz Becker
2
1
1908
Frankfurter F.C. Kickers
2
Fritz Förderer
10
11
1908-13
Karlsruher F.V.
3
Eugen Kipp
10
18
1908-13
Sportfreunde 1874,
F.C. Stuttgarter Cickers
4
Adolf Jäger
11
18
1908-24
Altonaer F.C. 1893
5
Willi Worpitzky
5
9
1909-12
B.T.u.F.C. Viktoria 89
6
Camillo Ugi
1
15
1909-12
F.S.V. Frankfurt, V.f.B. Leipzig,
Sportfreunde 1902
7
Marius Hiller
1
3
1910-11
1. F.C. Pforzheim
8
Willi Fick
1
1
1910
F.V. Holstein
9
Richard Queck
2
3
1909-14
F.C. Eintracht 95
10
Gottfried Fuchs
13
6
1911-13
Karlsruher F.V.
11
Max Breunig
1
9
1910-13
Karlsruher F.V., 1. F.C. Pforzheim
12
Max Gablonsky
1
4
1910-11
FC Bayern
13
Ernst Möller
4
9
1911-13
F.V. Holstein
14
Otto Dumke
3
2
1911
B.T.u.F.C. Viktoria 89
15
Julius Hirsch
4
7
1911-13
Karlsruher F.V,
Sp.Vgg. Fürth
16
Heinrich Mechling
1
2
1912-13
Freiburger F.C.
17
Karl Burger
1
11
1909-12
Sp.Vgg. Fürth
18
Emil Oberle
1
5
1909-12
Karlsruher F.C. Phönix,
19
Karl Wegele
2
15
1910-14
Karlsruher F.C. Phönix,
20
Otto Fritz Harder
14
15
1914-26
Hamburger F.C. 1888,
Hamburger S.V.
21
Hans Sutor
2
12
1920-25
1. F.C. Nürnberg
22
Leonhard Seiderer
5
8
1920-24
Sp.Vgg. Fürth
23
Luitpold Popp
1
5
1920-26
1. F.C. Nürnberg
24
Josef Herberger
2
3
1921-25
Sp.u.T.V. Waldhof, V.f.R. Mannheim
25
Hans Kalb
2
15
1920-28
1. F.C. Nürnberg
26
Andreas Franz
4
10
1922-26
Sp.Vgg. Fürth
27
Viktor Weißenbacher
1
1
1922
1. F.C. Pforzheim
28
Carl Hartmann
2
4
1923-24
Potsdamer S.U. 04,
S.C. Victoria
29
Walter Claus-Oehler
1
2
1923
1. F.C. Arminia
30
Karl Auer
2
3
1924-26
Sp.Vgg. Fürth
31
Ludwig Wieder
2
7
1923-26
1. F.C. Nürnberg
32
Kurt Voß
2
2
1925
K.S.V. Holstein
33
Paul Paulsen 'Pömpner'
3
6
1924-25
V.f.B. Leipzig
34
Hans Ruch
2
3
1925-29
Berliner T.u.F.C. Union 1892,
Hertha B.S.C.
35
Georg Hochgesang
4
6
1924-27
1. F.C. Nürnberg
36
Josef Pöttinger
9
14
1926-30
F.C. Bayern
37
Karl Scherm
1
2
1926
A.S.V. Nürnberg
38
Georg Kießling
1
2
1927-28
Sp.Vgg. Fürth
39
Ludwig Hofmann
4
18
1926-31
F.C. Bayern
40
Richard Hofmann
24
25
1927-33
S.V. Meerane 07,
Dresdner S.C.
41
Josef Hornauer
2
5
1928-31
S.V. München 1860,
1. F.C. Nürnberg
42
Conrad Heidkamp
1
9
1927-30
Düsseldorfer S.C. 1899, F.C. Bayern
43
Ernst Albrecht
4
17
1928-34
T.S.V. Fortuna
44
Josef Schmitt
1
2
1928
1. F.C. Nürnberg
45
Ernst Kuzorra *
7
11
1927-37
F.C. Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04
46
Georg Frank
5
4
1927-30
Sp.Vgg. Fürth
47
Johannes Sobeck
2
10
1923-31
Berliner T.u.F.C. Alemannia 90,
Hertha B.S.C.
48
Fritz Szepan*
4
24
1929-37
F.C. Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04
49
Willi Kund
1
2
1930-31
1. F.C. Nürnberg
50
Karl Hohmann
20
26
1930-37
V.f.L. Benrath
51
Johannes Ludwig
2
3
1930-31
K.S.V. Holstein
52
Ludwig Lachner (Pipin)
4
8
1930-34
S.V. München 1860
53
Richard Hanke
1
1
1930
Breslauer F.V. 06
54
Karl Schlösser
1
1
1931
Dresdner S.C.
55
Josef Bergmaier
1
8
1930-33
F.C. Bayern
56
Willi Rutz
1
1
1932
V.f.B. Stuttgart
57
Oskar Rohr
5
4
1932-33
F.C. Bayern
58
Stanislaus Kobierski*
6
21
1931-37
T.S.V. Fortuna
59
Franz Krumm
1
2
1932-33
F.C. Bayern
60
Richard Malik
1
2
1932-33
S.u.S.V. Beuthen 09
61
Josef Rasselnberg
8
9
1933-35
V.f.L. Benrath
62
Willi Wigold
3
4
1932-34
T.S.V. Fortuna
63
Hennes Stubb
1
10
1930-34
S.G. Eintracht
64
Edmund Conen*
14
14
1934-37
Saarbrücken F. V
65
Otto Siffling*
10
26
1934-37
S.V. Waldhof
66
Rudolf Noack
1
3
1934-37
Hamburger S.V.
67
Ernst Lehner*
17
32
1933-37
S.S.V. Schwaben
68
Josef Fath*
7
11
1934-37
V.f.R. Wormatia
69
Otto Rohwedder
2
5
1934-37
Eimsbutteler T.V.
70
August Lenz*
9
13
1935-37
B.V. Borussia Dortmund
71
Ludwig Damminger
5
3
1935
Karlsruher F.V.
72
Walter Günther
2
4
1935-37
T.u.S. Duisburg 48/99
73
Wilhelm Simetsreiter*
8
7
1935-37
F.C. Bayern
74
Edmund Malecki*
2
4
1935-37
S.V. Hannover 96
75
Herbert Panse
1
1
1935
Eimsbutteler T.V.
76
Kurt Langenbein
1
2
1932-35
V.f.R. Mannheim
77
Ernst Poertgen
5
3
1935-37
F.C. Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04
78
Albin Kitzinger*
2
14
1935-37
1. F.C. Schweinfurt 05
79
Adolf Urban*
8
10
1935-37
F.C. Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04
80
Jupp Gauchel*
2
3
1936-37
T.u.S. Neuendorf
81
Franz Elbern
2
8
1935-37
S.V. Beuel 06
82
Karl Striebinger*
2
2
1937
V.f.R. Mannheim
83
Hans Berndt*
2
1
1937
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