David Hogg Ness (15 August 1902 – 1974) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right; his only club at the professional level was Partick Thistle, where he spent twelve seasons (all in the top division),[3] making 423 appearances for the Jags in all competitions and scoring 97 goals.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Hogg Ness[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1902[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1974 | ||
| Place of death | Saltcoats, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Irvine Meadow | ||
| 1923 | Nithsdale Wanderers | ||
| 1923–1935 | Partick Thistle | 340 | (76) |
| International career | |||
| 1934 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
After gradually ousting the 1921 Scottish Cup Final goalscorer John Blair from the position, he went on to play for the club in the 1930 Scottish Cup Final which they lost to Rangers after a replay,[5] but did manage to claim winner's medals in the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup in 1927[6] and the one-off Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup in 1928, both against the same opponents.[7] Towards the end of his spell, a replacement was signed in the shape of Alex McSpadyen, who went on to become a Scotland international within a few years.
Ness was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI, scoring in that match against the Irish League XI in 1934,[2] and played in three editions of the Glasgow Football Association's annual challenge match against Sheffield.[3][8]
References
edit- ^ a b Davie Ness, The Thistle Archive. Retrieved 30 December 2021
- ^ a b (SFL player) Davie Ness, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Players N, Partick Thistle History Archive
- ^ The Cup Final | Rangers Win Replay at Hampden, The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1930
- ^ Rout of the Rangers in the Charity Cup Final Archived 3 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, The Sunday Post, 15 May 1927, via Partick Thistle History Archive
- ^ Football | Partick Thistle, 2; Rangers, 0 | Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup–Final Tie, The Glasgow Herald, 11 December 1928, via Partick Thistle History Archive
- ^ Player Representative Honours Archived 21 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Partick Thistle History Archive
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