David Hogg Ness (15 August 1902 – 1974) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right; his only club at the professional level was Partick Thistle, where he spent twelve seasons (all in the top division), making 423 appearances for the Jags in all competitions and scoring 97 goals.Players N, Partick Thistle History Archive
After gradually ousting the 1921 Scottish Cup Final goalscorer John Blair from the position, he went on to play for the club in the 1930 Scottish Cup Final which they lost to Rangers after a replay,The Cup Final Rangers Win Replay at Hampden, The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1930 but did manage to claim winner's medals in the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup in 1927Rout of the Rangers in the Charity Cup Final , The Sunday Post, 15 May 1927, via Partick Thistle History Archive and the one-off Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup in 1928, both against the same opponents.Football Partick Thistle, 2; Rangers, 0 Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup–Final Tie , The Glasgow Herald, 11 December 1928, via Partick Thistle History Archive Towards the end of his spell, a replacement was signed in the shape of Alex McSpadyen, who went on to become a Scotland international within a few years.
Ness was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI, scoring in that match against the Irish League XI in 1934, and played in three editions of the Glasgow Football Association's annual challenge match against Sheffield.Player Representative Honours , Partick Thistle History Archive
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