John McCartney (footballer born 1870)
- John McCartney (footballer born 1870)
John McCartney (born 1870 in Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland - died c. 1942) was a Scottish footballer who played at half-back for Liverpool.
Life and playing career
John McCartney played for Newmilns F.C., St Mirren F.C. and New Brighton. McDonald was signed by John McKenna for the Reds in 1892, 1 of the 13 Scottish footballers that Liverpool brought in at the beginning of the clubs history.
McCartney went on to make 167 appearances for Liverpool scoring 6 times. He also helped them win the Second Division Championship in both the 1893/94 and 1895/96 seasons.
He played in 16 of the 28 games during Liverpool's promotion winning side of 1893/94, he scored once that season in a 5-0 drubbing of Woolwich Arsenal, later to become Arsenal McCartney had to miss most of the promotion winning 1895/96 season but returned just in time to make a difference in the 4 promotion gaining test matches. He played 2 more seasons at Anfield missing just 3 matches, he left the club in 1898.
Career details
As a player
McCartney played 167 times for Liverpool scoring 6 goals. He won the Second Division Championship with Liverpool in both 1893/94 and 1895/6.
External links
* [http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=734 John McCartney] at LFC History
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