John "Jean" McFarlane (24 November 1899 – 25 February 1956) was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic, Middlesbrough and Dunfermline Athletic as a half back.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 November 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Bathgate, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 25 February 1956 (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1917–1918 | Denbeath Star | ||
| 1918–1919 | Wellesley Juniors | ||
| 1919–1929 | Celtic | 268 | (12) |
| 1929–1933 | Middlesbrough | ||
| 1933–1934 | Shelbourne | ||
| 1934–1935 | Dunfermline Athletic | 26 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1924–1928 | Scottish League XI | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He made over 300 appearances for Celtic in a decade as a first team player at the club, winning five major honours: two Scottish Football League championships (1921–22 and 1925–26) and three Scottish Cups (1923, 1925 and 1927).[2][3][4]
McFarlane was selected four times for the Scottish Football League XI[5] and played in an international trial match in 1924[6] but never gained a full cap for Scotland, one of few players to appear so often for the SFL team without playing at least once for the SFA.[citation needed]
His nephew Willie Fagan was also a footballer who played for Celtic and won the English Football League title with Liverpool.[3]
References edit
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ (Celtic player) Macfarlane, John, FitbaStats
- ^ a b MacFarlane John Image 3 Glasgow Celtic 1922, Vintage Footballers
- ^ Jim Craig – Murdo MacLeod thundered a tremendous drive past McCloy, The Celtic Star, 21 November 2018
- ^ (SFL player) John McFarlane London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Football. | Anglo-Scots At Glasgow. The Scotsman, 2 April 1924, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
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