John McFarlane (footballer, born 1899)

John McFarlane

Personal information
Date of birth	24 November 1899
Place of birth	Bathgate, Scotland
Date of death	25 February 1956(1956-02-25) (aged 56)
Place of death	Scotland
Position(s)	Left half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1917–1918	Denbeath Star
1918–1919	Wellesley Juniors
1919–1929	Celtic	268	(12)
1929–1933	Middlesbrough
1933–1934	Shelbourne
1934–1935	Dunfermline Athletic
International career
1924–1928	Scottish League XI	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John "Jean" McFarlane (24 November 1899 – 25 February 1956) was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic, Middlesbrough and Dunfermline Athletic as a half back.

He made over 300 appearances for Celtic in a decade as a first team player at the club, winning several major honours.

McFarlane was selected four times for the Scottish Football League XI but never gained a full international cap for Scotland, one of few players to appear so often for the SFL team without playing at least once for the SFA.

His nephew Willie Fagan was also a footballer who played for Celtic and won the English Football League title with Liverpool.