John_McFarlane_(footballer,_born_1899)

John McFarlane (footballer, born 1899)

John McFarlane (footballer, born 1899)

Scottish footballer


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]

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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

  1. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. (SFL player) John McFarlane London Hearts Supporters Club
  3. Football. | Anglo-Scots At Glasgow. The Scotsman, 2 April 1924, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club



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