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John McConnachie
Personal information
Full name John McConnachie
Date of birth (1884-10-25)25 October 1884
Place of birth Alexandria, Dumbartonshire
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Maryhill
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Celtic 0 (0)
Rangers 0 (0)
1903–1904 Tottenham Hotspur 6 (0)
1904–1905 Southampton 0 (0)
1905–1906 Leyton Orient 0 (0)
1906–when? Southampton 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John McConnachie (born 25 October 1884) was a professional footballer who started in Scotland with Maryhill, and then played for both Celtic and then Rangers. He was reported to be a "boy wonder" when he joined Tottenham Hotspur in London.[1] Although this was considered an inflated reputation and only stayed at Spurs for one season before joining Southampton.[1] He had a spell with Leyton Orient before returning to the South coast club where it is thought he finished his career.

Career edit

McConnachie joined Tottenham in 1903 but only managed a handful of games for the club before being released at the end of the season. His debut for Spurs was a Southern League game against Brentford.[1] This occurred on 14 September 1903 and the result of the game was 0–0 draw.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Goodwin 1992, pp. 238–239.
  2. ^ Soar 1995, p. 236.

Bibliography edit

  • Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
  • Goodwin, Bob (1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.

Category:1884 births Category:Maryhill F.C. players Category:Celtic F.C. players Category:Rangers F.C. players Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Category:Southampton F.C. players Category:Leyton Orient F.C. players