List of Third Lanark A.C. players

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Third Lanark Athletic Club was a football club based in Glasgow, Scotland founded in 1872. Initially known as 3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, they were founder members of the Scottish Football League in 1890, having won the Scottish Cup a year earlier. League champions in 1904, they won the Scottish Cup again in 1905 and spent 58 seasons out of a total of 70 in the top tier, before rapidly declining amidst financial mismanagement and going out of business in 1967.

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The following list consists of Third Lanark players who meet at least one of the following criteria:

The only player who achieved all of the above was Hughie Wilson, a member of the successful 1900s group – three of his teammates also claimed winner's medals from each of the four trophies available at the time. By contrast, prominent players of later eras like Tommy McInally, Felix Staroscik and Alex Harley did not meet any of the criteria. Goalkeeper Jimmy Brownlie is the club record holder for appearances, Scotland caps and SFL caps, all by some margin. The record goalscorer is Neil Dewar.

For a list of all Third Lanark players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Third Lanark A.C. players.

List of players

Third Lanark's squad of the early 1900s was the most successful in the club's 95-year history Third lanark 1904.jpg
Third Lanark's squad of the early 1900s was the most successful in the club's 95-year history

Position Key

GK Goalkeeper
DF Full-back / Centre half
MF Midfielder / Wing half
W Outside forward /Winger
FW Inside forward / Centre forward
NamePosYearsAppsGoalsSD1CUPFINGLAGCCSFASFL
Jimmy Brownlie GK1906–19234812Y [lower-alpha 1] 1614
Robert Orr DF1909–1924392312
Jocky Robertson GK1951–19632870Y [lower-alpha 2] Y [lower-alpha 3] Y [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5] [lower-alpha 6]
James Blair MF1930–19442519Y [lower-alpha 7] 2
Robert Barr DF1897–19102391Y [lower-alpha 8] Y [lower-alpha 9] Y [lower-alpha 10] Y [lower-alpha 11] [lower-alpha 12] Y [lower-alpha 13] [lower-alpha 14]
Jimmy Carabine DF1931–194623814Y [lower-alpha 7] 35
Charlie McCormack DF1915–19242344
Tom Sloan DF1900–191423311Y [lower-alpha 8] Y [lower-alpha 9] Y [lower-alpha 12] [lower-alpha 1] 1
Matt Balunas DF1946–19552200Y [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5]
Jimmy Mason FW1936–19522073477
Tom Fairfoul MF1906–191320627Y [lower-alpha 1] 1
John Cross MF1898–1904
1905–1911		19221Y [lower-alpha 8] Y [lower-alpha 10] Y [lower-alpha 11] [lower-alpha 12] [lower-alpha 1] Y [lower-alpha 14] 11
Jim Walker FW1919–19251897
Frank Walker FW1919–1927188681
Neil Dewar FW1929–1933
1937–1940		18716332
Robert Ferguson DF1906–19121857Y [lower-alpha 1]
Billy Lewis DF1956–19641816Y [lower-alpha 2] Y [lower-alpha 3]
William McIntosh DF1901–19101793Y [lower-alpha 8] Y [lower-alpha 9] Y [lower-alpha 11] [lower-alpha 12] [lower-alpha 1] 1
Harry Mooney MF1946–19541751Y [lower-alpha 4]
James Simpson DF1928–19361740
James McLellan MF1929–193517116
Isaac Walker MF1914–19221713
Matt Gray FW1957–196316694Y [lower-alpha 2]
James Johnston W1901–1907
1908–1910		16659Y [lower-alpha 8] Y [lower-alpha 9] Y [lower-alpha 10] Y [lower-alpha 11] [lower-alpha 12] [lower-alpha 1] Y [lower-alpha 14] 1
Jimmy Harrower DF1947–19541652Y [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5]
Johnny Lynas W1929–193515854
Sam Brown DF1922–192815016
Joe McInnes W1956–196314930Y [lower-alpha 2] Y [lower-alpha 3]
Wattie Dick MF1949–195514875Y [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5]
John Rankin W1909–1916146321
John Hannah MF1912–19191465
John Brown DF1955–19601442Y [lower-alpha 2] Y [lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 15]
Jimmy Raeside GK1899–19061430Y [lower-alpha 8] Y [lower-alpha 9] Y [lower-alpha 10] Y [lower-alpha 11] [lower-alpha 12] Y [lower-alpha 14] 1
Francis Jack FW1928–193313840
Hughie Wilson MF1901–190713637Y [lower-alpha 8] Y [lower-alpha 9] Y [lower-alpha 10] Y [lower-alpha 11] [lower-alpha 12] Y [lower-alpha 14] 21
Ally MacLeod W1949–1955
1963–1964		13618Y [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5]
Jimmy Denmark DF1931–19371344Y [lower-alpha 7]
Joe Breslin W1930–193412946
Bobby Craig FW1955–195912461Y [lower-alpha 2] Y [lower-alpha 6]
Hugh Hamill FW1925–192912443
Colin Mainds MF1909–19131235
Jim Reilly MF1959–196312211Y [lower-alpha 2] Y [lower-alpha 3]
Russell Allan FW1918–192112150
Findlay McGillivray DF1959–19651212Y [lower-alpha 3]
Dave Hilley FW1958–196211737Y [lower-alpha 2] 1
Jimmy Goodfellow MF1958–196311730Y [lower-alpha 3]
John Neilson MF1899–1900
1902–1908		11616Y [lower-alpha 8] Y [lower-alpha 9] Y [lower-alpha 10] Y [lower-alpha 11] [lower-alpha 12] 1
Willie Cunningham MF1957–19641147Y [lower-alpha 2] Y [lower-alpha 3]
Bruce Clarke MF1928–193411213
John McCormick DF1959–19641120
James Warden DF1927–1934110111
Adam Forsyth DF1951–19561062Y [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5]
Robert Kennedy FW1934–193910545Y [lower-alpha 7]
Jimmy Simpson MF1894–19041054Y [lower-alpha 13] 3
George Henderson FW1947–195310434Y [lower-alpha 4]
John Clark DF1928–193310412
Robert Muir GK1935–19391040Y [lower-alpha 7]
Jim Little DF1962–19671040
Jimmy McInnes MF1935–19381037Y [lower-alpha 7]
Willie Waugh GK1929–19321030
George Hay FW1934–193710286Y [lower-alpha 7]
Bobby Kennedy MF1952–1957976Y [lower-alpha 5] [lower-alpha 6]
Robert Hosie FW1908–19159621Y [lower-alpha 1]
William Blair MF1891–18979171
Robert Howe W1934–19379019Y [lower-alpha 7]
Alex Kinnaird W1935–19388128Y [lower-alpha 7]
Robert Thomson DF1898–1903801Y [lower-alpha 11] Y [lower-alpha 14]
James Richardson FW1907–19107954Y [lower-alpha 1]
David Hill DF1904–1911760Y [lower-alpha 10] Y [lower-alpha 1] 1
Jack Kidd FW1904–19107415Y [lower-alpha 9]
Johnny Kelly DF1941–19507411
Sam Phillips DF1952–1956727Y [lower-alpha 5]
George McCue DF1897–1902723Y [lower-alpha 13] [lower-alpha 14]
Bobby Mitchell W1942–1949
1956		7042Y [lower-alpha 16] 2
George Dobbie FW1951–19576936Y [lower-alpha 4]
Hugh Smith DF1958–1961683Y [lower-alpha 6]
Pat Gallacher FW1934–19366517Y [lower-alpha 7]
Robert Graham FW1902–1904
1905–1906		6120Y [lower-alpha 8] Y [lower-alpha 10] Y [lower-alpha 11]
Joe Davis DF1961–1964590Y [lower-alpha 3]
Rabbie Beveridge FW1895–18995822Y [lower-alpha 13]
John McFie FW1907–1911
1913–1914		5814Y [lower-alpha 1]
David Munro W1904–19075721Y [lower-alpha 9] Y [lower-alpha 10]
Robert Barbour DF1893–18985741
James Comrie DF1903–19065415Y [lower-alpha 8] Y [lower-alpha 9] Y [lower-alpha 10]
Thomas McKenzie FW1903–19055029Y [lower-alpha 8] Y [lower-alpha 9] Y [lower-alpha 12]
Dave Gardner DF1894–1899501Y [lower-alpha 13] 1
Willie Barclay W1952–1956494Y [lower-alpha 5]
Robert Downie GK1888–1893480Y [lower-alpha 17] Y [lower-alpha 18] 1
Bob Hamilton DF1935–1937471Y [lower-alpha 7]
Andrew Thomson DF1888–1894452Y [lower-alpha 17] Y [lower-alpha 18] 11
William Johnstone FW1884–18944414Y [lower-alpha 17] Y [lower-alpha 18] 3
Willie Wardrope W1902–19044214Y [lower-alpha 8] Y [lower-alpha 11] [lower-alpha 12] 1
Jimmy McMorran FW1962–1964418Y [lower-alpha 3]
George McCallum DF1958–1962410Y [lower-alpha 2]
Johnny Campbell FW1903–19064012Y [lower-alpha 8] Y [lower-alpha 12]
Jimmy Duncan MF1951–1956401Y [lower-alpha 4]
Thomas Gibbons FW1897–19003610Y [lower-alpha 13]
Alex Milne GK1896–1900340Y [lower-alpha 13]
James Gillespie W1897–1902321011
Andrew Lynn W1900–1902327Y [lower-alpha 14]
Alec Smith MF1897–1898
1900–1903		310Y [lower-alpha 13] [lower-alpha 14]
Herbert Banks MF1897–1899285Y [lower-alpha 13]
Tommy Wark FW1955–19572716Y [lower-alpha 6]
Willie Cross W1901–1903
1909–1910		266Y [lower-alpha 14]
Bob Johnstone W1897–18992512Y [lower-alpha 13]
William Love MF1888–1893252Y [lower-alpha 18]
John Fyfe W1894–189624101
Sammy Baird MF1962–1963241Y [lower-alpha 3]
Bobby Kerr FW1953–19552318Y [lower-alpha 5]
Jimmy Hannah W1888–1889
1897–1899		233Y [lower-alpha 17] Y [lower-alpha 13] 1
Jimmy Muir FW1950–1951
1953–1954		191Y [lower-alpha 5]
Ian Goodall W1950–1952187Y [lower-alpha 4]
James Burke FW1889–1892185Y [lower-alpha 18]
William Lapsley FW1889–1892182Y [lower-alpha 18]
Ian Gordon DF1955–1957180Y [lower-alpha 6]
Ian Spence FW1962–1963174Y [lower-alpha 3]
William Maxwell FW1901–190216101
William Thomson FW1885–1892169Y [lower-alpha 18]
Andrew Stewart W1893–18951681
Henry Boyd FW1893–18941561
Robert McFarlane MF1888–1892142Y [lower-alpha 17] Y [lower-alpha 18]
Rab Macfarlane GK1896–18971401
Lawrie Bell FW1894–18951371
Alex Lochhead MF1888–1891
1892–1893		130Y [lower-alpha 17] Y [lower-alpha 18] 1
William Porter W1899–19011131
John Rae DF1887–1890
1893–1894		110Y [lower-alpha 17] Y [lower-alpha 18] 2
George Prior FW1902–1903102Y [lower-alpha 11]
Ian Hilley W1959–196053Y [lower-alpha 2]
Peter Dallas FW1955–195721Y [lower-alpha 6]
Jimmy Oswald FW1888–1889
1893		10Y [lower-alpha 17] 1
John Auld DF1884
1885–1890		00Y [lower-alpha 17] 3
John Marshall W1883–189000Y [lower-alpha 17] Y [lower-alpha 18] 4
John Oswald FW1888–188900Y [lower-alpha 17]
John Hunter DF1875–188000Y [lower-alpha 19] [lower-alpha 20] 4
William Miller W1875–187800Y [lower-alpha 19] [lower-alpha 20] 1
John Wallace GK1875–187900Y [lower-alpha 19] [lower-alpha 20]
Archie Hunter FW1877–187800Y [lower-alpha 20]
John Kay FW1877–187800Y [lower-alpha 20] [lower-alpha 21]
Sandy Kennedy DF1877–188400Y [lower-alpha 20] 3
Jimmy Lang FW1877–187900Y [lower-alpha 20] 1
Willie Reid FW190500Y [lower-alpha 10]
William Somers DF1877–187900Y [lower-alpha 20] 2
Robert Walker W1875–187700Y [lower-alpha 19]
T. Scoular FW1875–187600Y [lower-alpha 19]
J. Watson DF1874–188200Y [lower-alpha 19]
P. White MF1875–187600Y [lower-alpha 19]
J.G. Crichton FW1875–187600Y [lower-alpha 19]
David Davidson MF1876–187700Y [lower-alpha 19]
William Drinnan FW1875–187600Y [lower-alpha 19]
A. McCririck W1877–187800Y [lower-alpha 20]
J. McDonald FW1875–187600Y [lower-alpha 19]
John McKenzie MF1877–187900Y [lower-alpha 20]
William Peden FW1877–187800Y [lower-alpha 20]
James McAdam W1878–1883001
John Weir MF1884–1887001
Alec Robertson FW1898–190200Y [lower-alpha 14]
Tommy Docherty MF195600Y [lower-alpha 16]
Ivor Broadis FW195600Y [lower-alpha 16]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1908–09 Glasgow Cup. [5]
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1959–60 Scottish League Cup. [19]
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1962–63 Glasgow Cup. [20]
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1951–52 Charity Cup (shared with Clyde). [15]
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1953–54 Charity Cup. [16]
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1955–56 Charity Cup. [17] [18]
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1935–36 Scottish Cup. [6]
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1903–04 Scottish Division One. [7] [8]
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1904–05 Scottish Cup. [9]
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1905–06 Scottish Cup. [10]
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1902–03 Glasgow Cup. [11]
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1903–04 Glasgow Cup. [12]
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1897–98 Charity Cup. [13]
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1900–01 Charity Cup. [14]
  15. ↑ Unable to confirm if this was John Brown (on loan from Hibernian) or Bobby Brown (on trial after leaving Motherwell).
  16. 1 2 3 1955–56 Charity Cup – experienced guest player brought in specifically for this match. [17] [18]
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1888–89 Scottish Cup. [22]
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1889–90 Charity Cup. [21]
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1875–76 Scottish Cup. [23]
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1877–78 Scottish Cup. [24]
  21. ↑ His SFA profile states he 'returned to Third Lanark in 1883', [25] but contemporary match reports of his 3 Scotland appearances of that time list him as a Queen's Park player. [26]

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References

  1. ↑ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ↑ Neil Brown. "Third Lanark: 1946/47 - 1966/67". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Scotland Players By Club | Third Lanark, London Hearts Supporters Club
  4. ↑ Scottish Football League Internationals | Players By Club | Third Lanark, London Hearts Supporters Club
  5. ↑ Football. Glasgow Cup–Replayed Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 29 October 1908
  6. ↑ Rangers Retain Scottish Cup, The Glasgow Herald, 20 April 1936
  7. ↑ One Hit Wonders: Third Lanark (Scotland), 1903-04, Soccer Stories, 13 January 2014
  8. ↑ Scotland 1903/04, RSSSF, 21 October 2001
  9. ↑ Football. | Scottish Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1905
  10. ↑ "Sat 28 Apr 1906 Scottish Cup Hearts 1 Third Lanark 0". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  11. ↑ Third Lanark v Celtic 3-0 (Glasgow Cup Final: October 25, 1902), Play Up Liverpool
  12. ↑ Football. | Glasgow Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 30 November 1903
  13. ↑ Third Lanark v Glasgow Rangers 1-0 (Glasgow Charity Cup Final: May 14, 1898), Play Up Liverpool
  14. ↑ Third Lanark v Celtic 3-0 (Glasgow Charity Cup Final replay: May 23, 1901), Play Up Liverpool
  15. ↑ Exhilarating final at Hampden, Glasgow Herald, 12 May 1952
  16. ↑ Charity Cup For Third | Rangers Beaten, The Glasgow Herald, 8 May 1954
  17. 1 2 Third Lanark's refreshing display, Glasgow Herald, 14 May 1956 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
  18. 1 2 Peter was a Hampden hero – then a Wembley one, too, Brian Fowlie, Sunday Post, 15 May 2016, via PressReader
  19. ↑ Third's Defence Strive Nobly But In Vain, The Glasgow Herald, 26 October 1959
  20. ↑ Glasgow Cup For Third Lanark, The Glasgow Herald, 9 April 1963, via The Celtic Wiki
  21. ↑ Third Lanark v Queens Park 2-1 (Glasgow Charity Cup Final: April 26, 1890), Play Up Liverpool
  22. ↑ "Saturday's Football Matches. | Scottish Cup Competition–Final Tie", Glasgow Herald, Glasgow, p. 12, 11 February 1889
  23. ↑ "Queen's Park v. 3d L.R.V." The Scotsman. 13 March 1876. Retrieved 10 January 2021– via London Hearts Supporters Club.
  24. ↑ "Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup (Final Tie)". The Scotsman. 1 April 1878. Retrieved 10 January 2021– via London Hearts Supporters Club.
  25. ↑ John Kay, Scottish Football Association
  26. ↑ "[Scotland player] John Kay". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
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