Players - John Tosswill

John Tosswill
Birthdate: 6 August 1890
Birthplace: Eastbourne, England
Date of death: 28 September 1915
Other clubs: Eastbourne (1905-06), Hastings & St Leonards (1906-07), Aberdare Town (1907-08), Tunbridge Wells Rangers (1908-10), Maidstone United (1910-11), Queens Park Rangers (1911-12), Southend United (1913-14), Coventry City (1914-15)
Signed from: Queens Park Rangers
Signed for LFC: June 1912
Liverpool debut: 04.09.1912
Last appearance: 12.04.1913
Debut goal: 04.09.1912
Last goal: 04.09.1912
Contract expiry: 20.08.1913
Win ratio: 36.36% W:4 D:0 L:7
League games / goals: 11 / 1
Total games / goals: 11 / 1

Player Profile

Tosswill's 11 League appearances for Liverpool all came in the 1912/13 season. The inside-right actually scored on his debut against Oldham and played in the first six matches before losing his place. He wasn't recalled until March 1913 and played a further five games before the end of the season. Tosswill was very deaf and would on occasion score a brilliant goal only to find that some seconds before, the game had been stopped for offside or a foul. Tosswill was a Corporal in the Royal Engineers and passed away after illness only 24 years of age on 28 September 1915 in the Eastbourne Military Hospital in Sussex.
Appearances per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 11 0 0 0 0 11
1912-1913 11 0 0 0 0 11
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps Minutes Opponent
2 180 Chelsea
1 90 Oldham Athletic
1 90 Manchester City
1 90 WBA
1 90 Arsenal
1 90 Tottenham
1 90 Bradford City
1 90 Sunderland
1 90 Aston Villa
1 90 Manchester United
Total Venue
6 Home
5 Away
Total Competition
11 League
Total W D L Win % Manager
11 4 0 7 36.4% Tom Watson
Goals per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 1 0 0 0 0 1
1912-1913 1 0 0 0 0 1
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Total Opponent
1 Oldham Athletic
Total Competition
1 League
Total Goal minute period
1 16-30 minutes
Total Goal origin
1 Open play
Milestone Appearances
# Date Against Stadium Competition
1 04.09.1912 Oldham Athletic Anfield League
Milestone Goals
# Minute Date Against Stadium Competition
1 27 04.09.1912 Oldham Athletic Anfield League
Other Clubs
Club Season Club rank League apps League goals Total apps Total goals
Eastbourne 1905-1906 0 0 0 0
Hastings & St Leonards 1906-1907 Southern League 2 0 0 0 0
Aberdare Town 1907-1908 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Tunbridge Wells Rangers 1908-1910 Kent League N/A N/A N/A N/A
Maidstone United 1910-1911 Thames & Medway Combination N/A N/A N/A N/A
QPR 1911-1912 Southern League 1 0 0 0 0
Southend 1913-1914 Southern League 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Coventry City 1914-1915 Southern League 2 17 1 17 1
Total 17 1 17 1