John McMaster (4 January 1893 – 27 December 1954) was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic and Queen of the South, as a left half or centre half.[1] He won the Scottish Football League title with Celtic in the 1913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16 and 1921–22 seasons, the Scottish Cup in 1914, two Glasgow Cups and three Charity Cups.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 January 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Port Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 27 December 1954 (aged 61) | ||
| Place of death | Greenock, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Clydebank Juniors | ||
| 1913–1923 | Celtic | 203 | (6) |
| 1916–1917 | → Fulham (loan) | ||
| 1922 | → Birmingham (loan) | ||
| 1923 | → Ayr United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1923–1925 | Queen of the South | 40 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He also fought in World War I serving with the Royal Army Service Corps, and was wounded in France in 1918. [3] He was selected for the British Army football team in a 1917 fundraising match, and had played in the Glasgow FA's annual challenge match against Sheffield in 1914, but received no further representative honours.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b 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] McMaster, John". FitbaStats. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "If You Know The History: 27th December: John McMaster". Jim Craig Celtic Supporter's Club. 27 December 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
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