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John McPherson (footballer, born 1867)

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John McPherson
With Nottingham Forest in 1894
Personal information
Date of birth (1863-03-01)1 March 1863
Place of birth Motherwell, Scotland
Date of death 2 April 1957(1957-04-02) (aged 90)
Place of death Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1888–1891 Heart of Midlothian[a] 9 (5)
1891–1901 Nottingham Forest[b] 245 (29)
1892Heart of Midlothian (loan) 4 (1)
1901–1902 Motherwell 3 (0)
International career
1891 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John McPherson (1 March 1863 – 2 April 1957) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half for Heart of Midlothian and Nottingham Forest.

Early life

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John was born in Motherwell in 1863. He was originally named Peter. He was shown as Peter in the 1871 census, but as John on the 1881 census. He had a brother called Peter (born in 1874). Both appear on the census of 1881 as John and Peter. So, between 1871 and 1874, his name was changed.

Career

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Born in Motherwell in 1863, 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,[3] 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 rivals Derby County.[4] 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.[5][c]

Later life

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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 died in 1957.[2]

Honours

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Heart of Midlothian

Nottingham Forest

Notes

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  1. ^ Low total of league stats – the Scottish Football League began in the 1890–91 season.
  2. ^ Includes stats for the Football Alliance for 1891–92.
  3. ^ In the Scottish Football Association's website profile,[6] McPherson's record also includes the statistics for John McPherson (footballer, born 1868) who gained 9 caps / 6 goals between 1888 and 1897.

References

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  1. ^ a b John McPherson, MotherWELLnet
  2. ^ a b John MacPherson, London Hearts Supporters Club
  3. ^ John McPherson, TheCityGround.com. Retrieved 18 February 2022
  4. ^ Derby County: The Story of a football club (abridged sample, page 20), Anton Rippon, 2013, ISBN 978-0992677909
  5. ^ Scotland player McPherson, John, FitbaStats
  6. ^ John McPherson, Scottish Football Association
  7. ^ Sat 07 Feb 1891, Hearts 1 Dumbarton 0, Scottish Cup Final, London Hearts Supporters Club
  8. ^ Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.
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