John Roxburgh (10 November 1901 – 29 March 1977) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Leicester City, Sheffield United and Stoke.
Career Roxburgh began his career with Edinburgh Emmett before joining English non-league side Rugby Town. He impressed enough to earn a move to Leicester City where he was a regular for two seasons. He joined Aston Villa in 1922 and then moved on to Stoke. At the Victoria Ground Roxburgh played 14 matches scoring once against Stockport County in a 1–0 in February 1924. At the end of the 1923–24 season he moved on again this time to Sheffield United and then Sheffield and Leicester Normads. He was once actually selected for an England amateur international against Wales in March 1926 before his birthplace was made known to the FA. He made his Scottish debut in the 1926–27 season. Roxburgh went on to top around 80 League appearances for his four senior clubs. He appeared alongside his brother Andy for 5 games in the Leicester City senior team.Of Fossils & Foxes:The Official, Definitive History of Leicester City Football Club by Dave Smith and Paul Taylor
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeicester City1920–21Second Division221112321921–22Second Division201102111922–23Second Division600060Total48221503Aston Villa1922–23First Division12300123Stoke1923–24Second Division14100141Sheffield United1925–26First Division2100211926–27First Division310031Total520052Career total79821819
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