Born in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Gordon played with juvenile side Thornwood Athletic and junior club Renfrew Victoria (being selected for the Scotland team at that level)[2] before joining Rangers during the 1906–07 season.[1] He stayed with the Ibrox club until 1920, playing 315 Scottish Football League games and winning five championships in the process (388 appearances including all cups of the time).[3] Versatile enough to play in any position on the pitch, he did just that playing in goals, in defence, in midfield and up front for Rangers.
His favoured role was right-half and this was the position he occupied most during his international career with the Scotland national team, which extended to ten caps between 1912 and 1920. Gordon also represented the Scottish League XI 14 times,[4][a] played in four unofficial wartime internationals[7] and took part in an unofficial Scottish tour of North America in 1921.[8][9]
^John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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