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Ian Black (footballer, born 1924)

Ian Black, Scottish international footballer and lawn bowls player (died 2012)

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Born
March 27, 1924
Died
December 13, 2012
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1924

About Ian Black (footballer, born 1924)

Ian Henderson Black was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 260 appearances in the Football League for Fulham as a goalkeeper. He also played for Southampton and was capped by Scotland at international level. In July 1950, Black transferred to First Division club Fulham, in exchange for Hugh Kelly and made 282 appearances for the club. In July 1959, he moved down to the Southern League to play for Bath City, with whom he won the Premier Division championship and the Somerset Premier Cup in 1959–60. After his retirement from football, Black served as youth team manager (and in 1966, as caretaker manager of the first team) at Brentford, as an advisor to Redhill and secretary at Tolworth.

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Ian Black (footballer, born 1924) timeline

  1. In July 1950, Black transferred to First Division club Fulham, in exchange for Hugh Kelly and made 282 appearances for the club.
  2. In July 1959, he moved down to the Southern League to play for Bath City, with whom he won the Premier Division championship and the Somerset Premier Cup in 1959–60.
  3. After his retirement from football, Black served as youth team manager (and in 1966, as caretaker manager of the first team) at Brentford, as an advisor to Redhill and secretary at Tolworth.

The world when Ian Black (footballer, born 1924) was born

Ian Black (footballer, born 1924) was born in 1924. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1924

  • #1 song"It Had to Be You" – Isham Jones
  • Top movieThe Thief of Bagdad (Douglas Fairbanks)
  • Best-selling bookSo Big – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Winter Olympics held in Chamonix, France
  • Top headlineCalvin Coolidge elected president in a landslide
  • Technology milestoneIBM founded
  • Defining fadMah-jongg craze sweeps America
  • Notable inventionSpiral-bound notebook
  • World population1.95 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championWashington Senators (World Series)
  • U.S. population114.1M

1924 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ian Black (footballer, born 1924)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19242026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,800$435,000
Average income$3,520$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population114.1M341 million

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