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),[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]

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

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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