John McMaster (footballer, born 1893)
Personal information | |||
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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) |
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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) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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]
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[]
- ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
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(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.
Categories:
- 1893 births
- 1954 deaths
- Scottish footballers
- People from Port Glasgow
- Sportspeople from Inverclyde
- Association football wing halves
- Association football central defenders
- Celtic F.C. players
- Clydebank Juniors F.C. players
- Fulham F.C. wartime guest players
- Ayr United F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Queen of the South F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Army Service Corps soldiers
- Scottish football defender, 1890s birth stubs