John McCartney (footballer, born 1870)
John McCartney (1870 – c. 1942) was a Scottish footballer who played at half-back for Liverpool. He was born in Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland.
 John McCartney in 1896. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1870 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Date of death | c. 1942 (aged 71–72) | ||
Life and playing career
editJohn McCartney played for Newmilns, St Mirren and New Brighton Tower. McCartney 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 club's 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.
External links
edit- John McCartney at LFC History