John McFarlane (footballer, born 1899)

John McFarlane

Personal information
Date of birth	24 November 1899
Place of birth	Bathgate, Scotland
Date of death	25 February 1956(1956-02-25) (aged 56)
Place of death	Scotland
Position(s)	Left half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1917–1918	Denbeath Star
1918–1919	Wellesley Juniors
1919–1929	Celtic	268	(12)
1929–1933	Middlesbrough
1933–1934	Shelbourne
1934–1935	Dunfermline Athletic	26	(0)
International career
1924–1928	Scottish League XI	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

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. (Celtic player) Macfarlane, John, FitbaStats
3. MacFarlane John Image 3 Glasgow Celtic 1922, Vintage Footballers
4. Jim Craig – Murdo MacLeod thundered a tremendous drive past McCloy, The Celtic Star, 21 November 2018
5. (SFL player) John McFarlane London Hearts Supporters Club
6. Football. | Anglo-Scots At Glasgow. The Scotsman, 2 April 1924, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club