Players - John Carlin

John Carlin
Birthdate: 30 August 1878
Birthplace: Southport, England
Date of death: 1935
Other clubs: Tranmere Rovers, Glossop (1899-1900), Birkenhead (1900), Barnsley (1900-02), Preston North End (1907-09)
Signed from: Barnsley
Signed for LFC: 03.12.1902
Liverpool debut: 17.01.1903
Last appearance: 01.04.1907
Debut goal: 23.01.1904
Last goal: 17.03.1906
Contract expiry: 18.05.1907
Win ratio: 45.71% W:16 D:4 L:15
Games/goals ratio: 4.38
Honours: League Championship 1905/06
Total games/goals opposite LFC: 3 / 0
League games / goals: 32 / 8
Total games / goals: 35 / 8

Player Profile

Carlin first appeared in Liverpool's forward-line at Stoke on 17 January 1903. This was his only game of the 1902/03 season and was the only match missed by Liverpool's star striker Sam Raybould, who scored 32 times in 34 games. In view of the club's reliance on Raybould to score, perhaps it was not surprising that Carlin's debut for the club was one of only six matches in which they failed to score during the League campaign. The joint Everton/Liverpool programme commented on him in a preview to the 1904/05 season: "Is so clever and has such knowledge of the game that one is forced to explain “What a pity it is that he is only a little ‘un.” He is apt to be lost in a melee in front of goal." Carlin never settled down in Liverpool's first eleven and the highest number of appearances he made in a single season was the 16 he managed during 1905/06 when he scored six goals, a vital contribution to the club's second League title.

When he retired as a footballer he worked as a bricksetter in the Mersey docks. He was also a keen runner with the Liverpool Harriers and a member of the Eton Bowling Club in Woolton Road for over thirty years. He died on 29th June 1935 and is buried in Allerton Cemetery.
Appearances per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 32 3 0 0 0 35
1902-1903 1 0 0 0 0 1
1903-1904 5 0 0 0 0 5
1904-1905 4 1 0 0 0 5
1905-1906 14 2 0 0 0 16
1906-1907 8 0 0 0 0 8
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps Minutes Opponent
4 360 Everton
3 270 WBA
3 270 Birmingham City
3 270 Middlesbrough
2 180 Sunderland
2 180 Newcastle United
2 180 Bury
2 180 Preston North End
2 180 Manchester City
2 180 Notts County
1 90 Burton United
1 90 Wolves
1 90 Leicester City
1 90 Sheffield Wednesday
1 90 Barnsley
1 90 Chesterfield
1 90 Blackburn Rovers
1 90 Aston Villa
1 90 Manchester United
1 90 Stoke City
Total Venue
20 Away
14 Home
1 Neutral
Total Competition
32 League
3 FA Cup
Total W D L Win % Manager
35 16 4 15 45.7% Tom Watson
Goals per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 8 0 0 0 0 8
1902-1903 0 0 0 0 0 0
1903-1904 1 0 0 0 0 1
1904-1905 1 0 0 0 0 1
1905-1906 6 0 0 0 0 6
1906-1907 0 0 0 0 0 0
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Total Opponent
4 Middlesbrough
1 Sunderland
1 Bury
1 WBA
1 Barnsley
Total Competition
8 League
Total Goal origin
8 Open play
Milestone Appearances
# Date Against Stadium Competition
1 17.01.1903 Stoke Victoria Ground League
Milestone Goals
# Minute Date Against Stadium Competition
1 0 23.01.1904 WBA The Hawthorns League
Other Clubs
Club Season Club rank League apps League goals Total apps Total goals
Tranmere Rovers N/A N/A N/A N/A
Glossop 1899-1900 Second Division N/A N/A N/A N/A
Birkenhead 1900 The Combination N/A N/A N/A N/A
Barnsley 1900-1902 England Second Division 0 0 0 0
Preston North End 1907-1908 England First Division 25 4 25 4
Preston North End 1908-1909 England First Division 7 1 8 1
Total 32 5 33 5