Jock Finlay

Not to be confused with John Findlay (footballer).

Jock Finlay

Personal information
Full name	John Finlay
Date of birth	19 October 1882
Place of birth	Kilmarnock, Scotland
Date of death	31 March 1933(1933-03-31) (aged 50)
Place of death	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height	5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)
Position(s)	Left half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Kilmarnock Shawbank
1903–1904	Rangers	1	(0)
1904–1909	Airdrieonians	151	(10)
1909–1924	Newcastle United	153	(8)
Total		305	(18)
International career
1909	Scottish League XI	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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), Airdrieonians (where he became an established top division regular over five years), and Newcastle United (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 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, but he never received a full cap for Scotland.