John Finlay (19 October 1882 – 31 March 1933) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left half for Rangers (where he played only once in the Scottish Football League in his first season as a professional),(Rangers player) Finlay, John, FitbaStats Airdrieonians (where he became an established top division regular over five years), and Newcastle UnitedJohn Finlay Player Profile, Toon1892Jock Finlay, 11v11.com (where he was registered as a player for 15 years, though World War I interrupted his career and the last few seasons involved only a handful of appearances – by then he was also working as a trainer for the club, a position he held until 1930).Finlay Jock Image 1 Newcastle United 1921, Vintage Footballers
Finlay was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI in 1909, and in 1920 played in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots international trial match,Tom Miller and Donald MacKinlay for Anglo-Scots, Dundee Courier, 27 March 1920, via Play Up Liverpool but he never received a full cap for Scotland.
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