John L. Ritchie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Lindsay Ritchie | ||
| Date of birth | 1875 | ||
| Place of birth | Cardross, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1943 (aged 67–68) | ||
| Place of death | Old Kilpatrick, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tontine Juveniles | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1894–1896 | Renton | 36 | (0) |
| 1896–1898 | Queen's Park | 0 | (0) |
| 1898–1899 | Hibernian | 3 | (0) |
| 1899–1900 | St Mirren | 1 | (0) |
| – | Renton | ||
| Total | 40 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1897 | Scotland | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Lindsay Ritchie (1875 – 1943) was a Scottish footballer who played as a full back for Renton, Queen's Park, Hibernian and St Mirren.[2]
He started his senior career with Renton, playing in the 1895 Scottish Cup Final which ended in a 2–1 defeat to St Bernard's;[3][4] he joined Queen's Park (who were not members of the Scottish Football League at the time) in 1896,[5] and won the Glasgow Football League in 1896–97. After short spells with Hibs[6] and St Mirren he returned to Renton (by now no longer SFL members), and was in the side that performed strongly in the 1906–07 Scottish Cup – alongside his younger cousin Duncan Ritchie whose career was just beginning – beating St Bernard's then Dundee before going out to Queen's Park in the quarter-finals.[7][8]
Ritchie played once for the Scotland national football team, in a British Home Championship match against Wales in March 1897.[1][9] Ritchie captained the Scotland team and scored a goal from a penalty kick in the match, which ended in a 2–2 draw.[10] At the end of that year he represented the Glasgow FA in their annual challenge match against Sheffield.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Scottish footballers in Denmark, 1898-1914. Part One: Queen's Park at the International Festival of Gymnastics in Copenhagen, May-June 1898 – A Team Sheet., Dr. Matthew L. McDowell, University of Edinburgh, 28 August 2013
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Association Football. | Scottish Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 22 April 1895
- ^ Scottish Cup–Final Tie. The Scotsman, 22 April 1895, via London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Name: Ritchie, John L., QPFC.com
- ^ (Hibernian player) Ritchie, John, FitbaStats
- ^ Football. | Association Game. | Scottish Cup–Second Round, The Glasgow Herald, 25 February 1907
- ^ Football. | Association Game. | Scottish Cup–Third Round, The Glasgow Herald, 11 March 1907
- ^ "John Ritchie". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Sat 20 Mar 1897 Wales 2 Scotland 2". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Glasgow V. Sheffield., The Glasgow Herald, 8 November 1897
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