Gilbert Rankin
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gilbert Rankin | ||
Date of birth | 20 March 1870 | ||
Place of birth | Alexandria, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 28 November 1927[1] | (aged 57)||
Place of death | Hornsey, England | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1887–1892 | Vale of Leven | 10 | (0) |
1892–1893 | Renton | 6 | (0) |
1893–1895 | Vale of Leven | ||
International career | |||
1890–1891 | Scotland | 2 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gilbert Rankin (20 March 1870 – 28 November 1927) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward.
Career
[edit]Born in Alexandria, Rankin played club football locally for Vale of Leven (featuring on the losing side in the 1890 Scottish Cup Final) and Renton,[2] but quit the game aged 25, later moving to England.[1] He scored three times in two appearances for Scotland, with a hat-trick on his debut against Ireland in 1890.[3][4][a]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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(help) - ^ a b Scotland v. Ireland. The Scotsman, 31 March 1890, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ a b Another Injustice to Ireland. The Scottish Referee, 31 March 1890, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ "[Scotland player] Gilbert Rankin". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 242.
Categories:
- 1870 births
- 1927 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Vale of Leven F.C. players
- Renton F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Sportspeople from Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire
- Footballers from West Dunbartonshire
- 19th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football forward, 1870s birth stubs