John Blair (footballer, born 1910)

John Blair
Personal information
Date of birth 1910
Place of birth Pollokshields, Scotland[1]
Date of death 1975 (aged 64–65)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) 11[1]
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Yoker Athletic
1931–1944 Motherwell 246 (2)
International career
1933 Scotland 1 (0)
1934–1936 Scottish League XI 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Blair (1910 – 1975) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a centre-half for Motherwell and Scotland.[2][3]

Blair played a few games for the Motherwell team that won the Scottish league championship in 1931–32 and he played in two Scottish Cup Finals[4] (a defeat to Celtic in 1933, and a loss to Clyde in 1939). He also represented the Scottish League twice.[5]

In early November 1945, the Clapton Orient programme reported that Blair would be joining the O's as both a player and coach. He made four wartime appearances for Orient.[1]

His nephew Charlie Cox was also a footballer, and also won silverware with Motherwell.[6]

  1. ^ a b c Clapton Orient during World War II, Neilson Kaufman / Leyton Orient FC, 6 May 2020
  2. ^ John Blair at the Scottish Football Association
  3. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ "Johnny Blair". motherwellnet.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  5. ^ "John Blair - Scotland Football League Record". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  6. ^ Death of ex-Motherwell player, Daily Record, 12 February 2009