| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Kirkwood | ||
| Date of birth | (1900-12-24)24 December 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Dalserf, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 20 October 1977(1977-10-20) (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Stonehouse, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Ashgill YMCA | ||
| 1923–1924 | Airdrieonians | 4 | (2) |
| 1924–1926 | Rangers | 1 | (0) |
| 1925–1926 | →St Johnstone (loan) | 20 | (5) |
| 1926–1928 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | (1) |
| 1928–1933 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 168 | (74) |
| 1933 | Luton Town | 2 | (1) |
| 1933–1934 | Swindon Town | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Daniel Kirkwood (24 December 1900 – 20 October 1977)[1] was a Scottish professionalfootballer who played in theScottish League forRangers[2] and scored 76 goals from 205 appearances inthe Football League playing forSheffield Wednesday,Brighton & Hove Albion,Luton Town andSwindon Town. He played as aninside right.[3]
Kirkwood was born inDalserf,South Lanarkshire. He turned professional withAirdrieonians in 1923, and in August of the following year moved toRangers.[1][4][5] Unable to dislodgeScotland internationalAndy Cunningham from the starting eleven, Kirkwood spent a seasonon loan atSt Johnstone,[1] and played only once for Rangers in theScottish League,[2] in a 2–1 defeat ofPartick Thistle on 28 August 1926.[6]
In November of that year, he joinedSheffield Wednesday, where he made 18 appearances in as many months before moving on toBrighton & Hove Albion at the end of the 1927–28 season for a £500 fee. Described as slow but constructive, Kirkwood scored 74 goals from 168 League appearances for the club[1] and was their top scorer in the 1928–29 season with 21 goals in all competitions.[7] His career was affected by injury, and he was allowed to leave on a free transfer in October 1933, spending a few weeks withLuton Town before finishing the season and his professional career withSwindon Town. Kirkwood returned to Scotland where he worked as a miner. He died inStonehouse, South Lanarkshire in 1977 at the age of 76.[1]
His elder brotherAndrew Kirkwood was also a footballer who was contracted to Rangers[8] and was loaned to St Johnstone at the same time as Dan where the siblings played together;[9] Andrew also featured forHamilton Academical.[10]
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