Jack Galbraith

Jack Galbraith
Personal information
Full name John McDonald Galbraith
Date of birth (1898-04-04)4 April 1898
Place of birth Renton, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
Vale of Leven
Shawfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1931 Clapton Orient 277 (9)
1931–1935 Cardiff City 143 (2)
Managerial career
1936–1938 Lens
1939 Lens
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John McDonald Galbraith (4 April 1898 – ?) was a Scottish professional footballer. He was born in Renton, West Dunbartonshire.

Galbraith began his career playing junior football at Vale of Leven and Shawfield before signing for Clapton Orient in 1921. He went on to spend a decade at the club, making 277 league appearances, before joining Cardiff City in February 1931. He was signed as a replacement for the club's FA Cup-winning captain Fred Keenor, but was unable to stop the club's slide as they fell into the Third Division South. He left the club in 1935 to manage Milford United, before later returning to Clapton Orient as a coach.[2] Between 1936 and 1938, and for a short spell in 1939, Galbraith managed French side RC Lens.

  1. ^ "The lure of promotion. Clapton Orient". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  2. ^ Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 70. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.