Jock Finlay

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),[2] Airdrieonians (where he became an established top division regular over five years),[3] and Newcastle United[4][5] (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).[6]

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
Playing 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

Finlay was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI in 1909,[7] and in 1920 played in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots international trial match,[8] but never received a full cap for Scotland.

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