Scottish footballer (1898–1981)
Adam Black|
Full name |
Adam Hudson Black[1] |
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Date of birth |
(1898-02-18)18 February 1898 |
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Place of birth |
Denny, Scotland |
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Date of death |
30 August 1981(1981-08-30) (aged 83) |
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Height |
5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[2] |
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Position(s) |
Full back |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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1919–1920 |
Bathgate |
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1920–1935 |
Leicester City |
528 |
(4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Adam Hudson Black (18 February 1898 – 30 August 1981) was a Scottish footballer who played for Leicester City in the Football League in the 1920s and 1930s.[1]
He played for Leicester between January 1920 and 1935 and made a total of 557 senior appearances,[3] including 528 in the Football League, the Foxes club record.[4]
Early life
Born in Denny, prior to joining Leicester Black fought in World War I with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and won the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his gallantry near Mœuvres on 21 March 1918.[4][5] The citation for his DCM stated that Black "bombed out a large portion of a trench captured by the enemy in spite of strenuous opposition. His initiative, leadership and personal gallantry were worthy of the highest praise".[5]
Career
Black made his debut for Leicester on 24 January 1920 in a 3–2 victory over Hull City after becoming one of Peter Hodge's first signings for the club and began to establish himself as a first team regular the following season. Over the following few seasons under Hodge, Leicester were slowly built into a Second Division force and Black helped the club to the Second Division title in 1924–25. Black later played a key role as part of the team which finished in the club's second highest league finish of runners-up in the First Division in 1928–29.[6] He progressed to captain the team.[7]
Despite playing 557 times for Leicester, he only managed to score four times. Three of his goals were penalties and the other a bizarre 60-yard free kick against Sunderland in 1933, which Black accidentally overhit.[6] He made his final Leicester appearance in February 1935.[7]
He played in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match in 1923.[8]
Legacy
A suite at Leicester's home ground, the King Power Stadium, is named in his honour.[9]
Personal life
Black married in Clydebank in 1920.[7] His brother John Black (born 1900) also played football for various Football League teams.[10]
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