Players - Patrick Gordon

Patrick Gordon
Birthdate: 19 February 1870
Birthplace: Renton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Date of death: 1933
Other clubs: Renton (1887-90), Everton (1890-93), Blackburn Rovers (1894-95), Liverpool South End, Wigan County
Signed from: Everton
Signed for LFC: 30.06.1893
Liverpool debut: 02.09.1893
Last appearance: 15.09.1894
Debut goal: 09.09.1893
Last goal: 03.09.1894
Contract expiry: October 1894
Win ratio: 63.33% W:19 D:7 L:4
Games/goals ratio: 3.75
Honours: Second Division 1893/94
League games / goals: 26 / 7
Total games / goals: 30 / 8

Player Profile

Outside-right Gordon was "sacked" by Everton as it was termed in the papers at the time and offered to neighbours Liverpool who snapped the Scotsman up. Winger Gordon played in Liverpool's first-ever season in the Football League, the victorious second division campaign of 1893/94. He featured in 21 of 28 matches and scored six times as the club went undefeated. Although he played in the opening five fixtures of Liverpool's initial season in the First Division, he lost his place in September 1894 and joined first division Blackburn Rovers the following month.

Gordon replaced Jamie Haydock in the Rovers team prompting one supporter to publically complain that Gordon was basically not fit to tie Haydock's laces. Gordon had scored two goals in 12 games when Haydock reclaimed his place. Gordon refused to play for the reserve team and in May 1895 Gordon was up to no good again and his contract with Rovers was terminated for what was described as "refractory conduct" during a tour of Scotland. Gordon ended up playing for non-league Liverpool South End.
Appearances per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 26 3 0 0 1 30
1893-1894 21 3 0 0 1 25
1894-1895 5 0 0 0 0 5
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps Minutes Opponent
2 180 Lincoln City
2 180 Newcastle United
2 180 Walsall
2 180 Bolton Wanderers
2 180 Manchester City
2 180 Birmingham City
2 180 Grimsby Town
2 180 Notts County
2 180 Middlesbrough I.
2 180 Rotherham Town
1 90 Aston Villa
1 90 Crewe
1 90 Burton Swifts
1 90 Port Vale
1 90 Blackburn Rovers
1 90 WBA
1 90 Burnley
1 90 Arsenal
1 90 Preston North End
1 90 Manchester United
Total Venue
15 Home
14 Away
1 Neutral
Total Competition
26 League
3 FA Cup
1 Test Match
Total W D L Win % Manager
30 19 7 4 63.3% William Edward Barclay
Goals per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 7 0 0 0 1 8
1893-1894 6 0 0 0 1 7
1894-1895 1 0 0 0 0 1
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Total Competition
7 League
1 Test Match
Total Goal origin
8 Open play
Milestone Appearances
# Date Against Stadium Competition
1 02.09.1893 Middlesbrough I. Paradise Field League
Milestone Goals
# Minute Date Against Stadium Competition
1 40 09.09.1893 Lincoln City Anfield League
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Liverpool Mercury notes

Liverpool Mercury on 16 October 16 1893.

Other Clubs
Club Season Club rank League apps League goals Total apps Total goals
Renton 1887-1890 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Everton 1890-1891 England First Division 3 0 3 0
Everton 1891-1892 England First Division 4 1 4 1
Everton 1892-1893 England First Division 11 2 15 4
Blackburn Rovers 1894-1895 England First Division 12 2 15 3
Liverpool South End 1895- N/A N/A N/A N/A
Wigan County 1895- N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total 30 5 37 8