John Cuthbertson (footballer)

John Cuthbertson was a Scottish footballer, who played for Hibernian, Third Lanark and Stenhousemuir.[2][3][4] Cuthbertson scored for Hibernian in the 1947 Scottish Cup Final defeat by Aberdeen and helped the club win the 1947–48 Scottish League championship. It was reported that Cuthbertson scored the first Scottish Football League goal of the 1946–47 season, which meant that he scored the first competitive goal in Scottish football since the end of the Second World War.[5]

John Cuthbertson
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Hunter Cairns Cuthbertson
Place of birth Dalkeith, Scotland
Position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
Craigmark Burntonians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1949 Hibernian 32 (29)
1949–1953 Third Lanark 81 (39)
1953–1956 Stenhousemuir 69 (48)
Total 182 (116)
National team
1948 Scottish League XI[1] 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References
  1. "John G Cuthbertson". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  2. "HIBERNIAN : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  3. "THIRD LANARK : 1946/47 - 1966/67". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  4. "STENHOUSEMUIR : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  5. "On The Record". Daily Record. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
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