Jock Finlay

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Not to be confused with John Findlay (footballer).
Jock Finlay
Personal information
Full name John Finlay
Date of birth 19 October 1882[1]
Place of birth Kilmarnock, Scotland
Date of death 31 March 1933(1933-03-31) (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)
National team
1909 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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]

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[]

  1. ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. ^ Tynesider (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Newcastle United". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  3. ^ (Rangers player) Finlay, John, FitbaStats
  4. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ John Finlay Player Profile, Toon1892
  6. ^ Jock Finlay, 11v11.com
  7. ^ Finlay Jock Image 1 Newcastle United 1921, Vintage Footballers
  8. ^ "[SFL player] John Findlay [sic]". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  9. ^ Tom Miller and Donald MacKinlay for Anglo-Scots, Dundee Courier, 27 March 1920, via Play Up Liverpool


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