John Finlay (19 October 1882 – 31 March 1933) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left half for Rangers (where he played only once in the Scottish Football League in his first season as a professional),[3] Airdrieonians (where he became an established top division regular over five years),[4] and Newcastle United[5][6] (where he was registered as a player for 15 years, though World War I interrupted his career and the last few seasons involved only a handful of appearances – by then he was also working as a trainer for the club, a position he held until 1930).[7]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Finlay | ||
| Date of birth | 19 October 1882[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 31 March 1933 (aged 50) | ||
| Place of death | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Kilmarnock Shawbank | ||
| 1903–1904 | Rangers | 1 | (0) |
| 1904–1909 | Airdrieonians | 151 | (10) |
| 1909–1924 | Newcastle United | 153 | (8) |
| Total | 305 | (18) | |
| International career | |||
| 1909 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Finlay was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI in 1909,[8] and in 1920 played in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots international trial match,[9] but he never received a full cap for Scotland.
References
edit- ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
- ^ Tynesider (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Newcastle United". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ (Rangers player) Finlay, John, FitbaStats
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ John Finlay Player Profile, Toon1892
- ^ Jock Finlay, 11v11.com
- ^ Finlay Jock Image 1 Newcastle United 1921, Vintage Footballers
- ^ "[SFL player] John Findlay [sic]". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Tom Miller and Donald MacKinlay for Anglo-Scots, Dundee Courier, 27 March 1920, via Play Up Liverpool
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