Personal information | |||
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Full name | Albert James MacLachlan | ||
Date of birth | 18 February 1892 | ||
Place of birth | Kirkcudbright, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1956 (aged 63–64) | ||
Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
St Cuthbert Wanderers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1913–1914 | Aston Villa | 3 | (0) |
1914–1927 | Aberdeen | 315 | (16) |
1927–1929 | Heart of Midlothian | 0 | (0) |
1929 | Airdrieonians | 2 | (0) |
1929–1939 | Elgin City | ||
International career | |||
1920 | Scottish League XI[1] | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Albert James MacLachlan (18 February 1892 – 1956) was a Scottish professional football defender who played for Aston Villa, Aberdeen and Heart of Midlothian.[2]
MacLachlan joined Aston Villa from St Cuthbert Wanderers in 1913, but played only three games for the English club.[3] He moved to Aberdeen in 1914, where he was appointed captain in 1919 having served as a gunner during World War I.[4] He left Aberdeen for Heart of Midlothian in 1927, and died in 1956.
His brothers Fred and John were also footballers.[4][2]
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