John Boag (footballer, born 1874)

John M. Boag (6 April 1874 – 7 February 1954) was a Scottish professional football centre forward, best remembered for his seven years in the Football League with Derby County.[2] He also played for Cowlairs, Ashfield, East Stirlingshire and finished his career with Brentford.[4] While with Derby County, Boag was a part of the Rams' 1898, 1899 and 1903 losing FA Cup Final sides.[5]

John Boag

Boag while with Brentford in 1904
Personal information
Full name	John M. Boag[1]
Date of birth	6 April 1874[2]
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	7 February 1954 (aged 79)[3]
Place of death	Clydebank, Scotland[3]
Position(s)	Centre forward
Youth career
	Gartmore Juveniles
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1894	Ashfield
1894–1895	East Stirlingshire
1895–1896	Cowlairs	7	(2)
1896	Alloa Athletic
1896–1904	Derby County	117	(27)
1904	Brentford	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

After his retirement from football, Boag invested in a fishmongers, a laundrette and a snooker hall.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
East Stirlingshire	1894–95[1]	Midland League	0	0	1	0	1	0
Cowlairs	1895–96[1]	Scottish League Second Division	7	2	—		7	2
Derby County	1896–97[6]	First Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
	1897–98[6]		14	7	3	3	17	10
	1898–99[6]		21	6	5	3	26	9
	1899–00[6]		24	3	2	1	26	4
	1900–01[6]		22	5	1	0	23	5
	1901–02[6]		18	3	7	1	25	4
	1902–03[6]		11	2	5	2	16	4
	1903–04[6]		5	1	0	0	5	1
	Total		117	27	23	10	140	37
Brentford	1904–05[7]	Southern League First Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			126	29	24	10	150	39

References

1. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
2. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 31. ISBN 190589161X.
3. Cumming, Alan. "Rams Remembered special JOHN BOAG (part 2) written by his Great grandson – Derby County FC – Derby County-Mad". www.derbycounty-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
4. Footymad Limited. "Rams remembered SPECIAL... JOHN BOAG". derbycounty-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
5. TW8: The Home Of Football – Brentford FC versus Derby County. Charlton, London: The Yellow Printing Company. 4 January 2003. p. 29.
6. "John Boag". 11v11.com. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
7. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 358. ISBN 0951526200.