Better Gutenberg
Free, beautifully formatted public-domain ebooks

Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches

by David Drummond Bone

36 of 144 · Contents · Download EPUB

J. J. Lang

Originally a member of the 3rd L.R.V., Lang left that club and joined the Clydesdale in 1874. He played in the final, I think, as centre forward, and backed up Mr. J. R. Wilson. Possessing splendid dribbling powers, he was a very “showy” player, but his short steps did not make anything like the progress with the ball one imagined at the time. He was a somewhat heavy charger when he got the chance, and frequently preferred to take his man before the ball.

← Back to Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches

Scroll to Top