Draft:Graham Macfarlane (footballer)

Graham Macfarlane

Personal information
Full name	Malcolm Graham Macfarlane
Date of birth	(1939-04-18)18 April 1939
Place of birth	Rutherglen, Scotland
Date of death	14 September 2022(2022-09-14) (aged 83)
Place of death	Paisley, Scotland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Rutherglen Academy
1954-1956	Clydesmill
1956-1958	Strathclyde Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1971	Clyde	248	(48)
1971-1972	Clydebank	23	(5)
Total		271	(53)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Malcolm Graham Macfarlane (18 April 1939 - 14 September 2022) was a Scottish part time professional footballer who played as an outside right. He was inducted into the Clyde Hall of Fame along with the rest of the 1966-67 squad in 2014 and is considered as one of the clubs great unsung heroes.

Club career

Macfarlane began his career playing amateur football at various levels for Rutherglen Academy, Clydesmill Power Station, and Strathclyde Juniors between 1952 and 1958, before completing his National Service between 1958 and 1960. Following this, he signed for Clyde in December 1960 where he would spend 10 seasons playing for the Shawfield-based outfit.

He debuted in 1961 against Montrose and became a regular fixture in the first team playing as both an outside right and right back. Seeing them win promotion to the top division in 1961-62 before back to back relegation and promotion in the 1962-63 and 1963-64 seasons.

Following a period of mixed success in the top flight, he was part of the 1966-67 squad that finished third, behind only Celtic and Rangers which remains their joint-best result in the club's history. The team narrowly missed out on European Football in the form of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup due to rules stating only one team from the same city could take part.

Macfarlane would later take part in a 10 game unbeaten run during the club's Tour of Rhodesia in 1969.

Following his release from Clyde in 1971, he signed for Clydebank ahead of 1971-72 season before retiring from football in 1972.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Clyde	1960-61	Division One
	1961-62	Division Two
	1962-63	Division One
	1963-64	Division Two
	1964-65	Division One
	1965-66	Division One
	1966-67	Division One
	1967-68	Division One
	1968-69	Division One
	1969-70	Division One
	1970-71	Division One
	Total
Clydebank	1971-72	Division Two	11	0	0(3)	0	7	4	2	1	23	5
Career total