John Cuthbertson was a Scottish footballer, who played for Hibernian, Third Lanark and Stenhousemuir.[2][3][4] Cuthbertson scored for Hibernian in the 1947 Scottish Cup Final defeat by Aberdeen and helped the club win the 1947–48 Scottish League championship. It was reported that Cuthbertson scored the first Scottish Football League goal of the 1946–47 season, which meant that he scored the first competitive goal in Scottish football since the end of the Second World War.[5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Hunter Cairns Cuthbertson | ||
| Place of birth | Dalkeith, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Craigmark Burntonians | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939–1949 | Hibernian | 32 | (29) |
| 1949–1953 | Third Lanark | 81 | (39) |
| 1953–1956 | Stenhousemuir | 69 | (48) |
| Total | 182 | (116) | |
| International career | |||
| 1948 | Scottish League XI[1] | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Cuthbertson married Nancy in 1941.[6]
References
edit- ^ "John G Cuthbertson". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ "HIBERNIAN : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "THIRD LANARK : 1946/47 - 1966/67". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "STENHOUSEMUIR : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "On The Record". Daily Record. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "It's a family affair as Alice hits 90 with birthday meal". The Scotsman. 18 March 2011. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
External links
edit- Jock Cuthbertson, www.ihibs.co.uk