| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1960 (aged 73–74) | ||
| Place of death | East Wemyss, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wemyss Harp | |||
| Vale of Wemyss | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1902–1907 | Raith Rovers | 57 | (14) |
| 1907–1909 | Rangers | 46 | (10) |
| 1909–1912 | Liverpool | 78 | (4) |
| 1912–1914 | Newcastle United | 31 | (4) |
| 1914–1919 | Dundee | 13 | (1) |
| 1919–1920 | Raith Rovers | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 229 | (33) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Macdonald (1886 – 1960) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly as an outside right.[1]
Born in Fife, he commenced his playing career with Raith Rovers in 1901 before moving to Rangers in January 1907.[2] He was signed by for Liverpool of the English Football League in 1909, and made 35 total appearances (league and FA Cup) in his debut season; 26 and 20 appearances followed during his next two years at the club,[3] and he came close to receiving an international call-up for Scotland, taking part in the annual Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match in 1910.[4][5][6]
He was unable to hold a regular starting place in the Liverpool side, and moved to Newcastle United in 1912.[7][4] He served in the Gordon Highlanders during World War I[4] while resuming his sporting career back in Scotland with Dundee. He retired in 1921 after a second spell with Raith Rovers, and found work locally as a miner.[4]
Macdonald had six brothers,[8] two of whom – David and Roy[9] – were also footballers. All three were members of the Dundee squad in the 1919–20 season.[4][1]