John McPherson (footballer, born 1867)

John McPherson (born 28 February 1863) was a Scottish footballer.

John McPherson
Personal information
Full name John McPherson
Date of birth 28 February 1863
Place of birth Motherwell, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1]
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1888–1891 Heart of Midlothian 9 (5)
1891–1901 Nottingham Forest 259 (26)
1892 → Heart of Midlothian (loan) 4 (1)
1901–1902 Motherwell 3 (0)
National team
1891 Scotland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Motherwell, McPherson played in Scotland for Heart of Midlothian from July 1888 to June 1891, winning the Scottish Cup with the Edinburgh club in 1891.[2] He moved south of the border to play for Nottingham Forest, but was briefly loaned back to Hearts from May to August 1892. He then returned to Nottingham Forest where he played for the best part of a decade, becoming club captain. He also won the FA Cup with Forest in 1898, scoring in the final in a 3-1 win over Derby County.[3] He returned to Scotland to complete his career with his hometown club, Motherwell, in the 1901–02 season.[1]

He made his only appearance for Scotland in 1891.[4][lower-alpha 1]

  1. In the Scottish Football Association's website profile,[5] McPherson's record also includes the statistics for John McPherson (footballer, born 1868) who gained 9 caps / 6 goals between 1888 and 1897.

Later life

He moved to Canada in 1910 and settled in Regina, Saskatchewan working for the City of Regina. In 1950 he moved to Victoria, British Columbia where he passed away on April 2, 1957.

Honours

Heart of Midlothian

Nottingham Forest

References
  1. John McPherson, MotherWELLnet
  2. John MacPherson, London Hearts Supporters Club
  3. Derby County: The Story of a football club (abridged sample, page 20), Anton Rippon, 2013, ISBN 978-0992677909
  4. Scotland player McPherson, John, FitbaStats
  5. John McPherson, Scottish Football Association
  6. Sat 07 Feb 1891, Hearts 1 Dumbarton 0, Scottish Cup Final, London Hearts Supporters Club
  7. Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.
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