Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Kirby[1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 September 1909 | ||
Place of birth | Overseal, England | ||
Date of death | 15 June 1960 | (aged 50)||
Place of death | Derby, England | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Newhall United | ||
1929–1938 | Derby County | 173 | (0) |
1938–1939 | Folkestone Town | ||
Managerial career | |||
1938–1939 | Folkestone Town (player-manager) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Kirby (30 September 1909 – 15 June 1960) was an English football goalkeeper who played for Derby County. Kirby is best remembered as the only Derby player touring Germany in 1934 who refused to stiff arm salute before each game.