John McPherson
With Nottingham Forest in 1894
Personal information
Full name John McPherson
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)
1892 → Heart 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

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

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

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

Heart of Midlothian

Nottingham Forest

Notes

  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

  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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