John Cuthbertson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Hunter Cairns Cuthbertson | ||
| Place of birth | Dalkeith, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Craigmark Burntonians | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939–1949 | Hibernian | 32 | (29) |
| 1949–1953 | Third Lanark | 81 | (39) |
| 1953–1956 | Stenhousemuir | 69 | (48) |
| Total | 182 | (116) | |
| National team | |||
| 1948 | Scottish League XI[1] | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John Cuthbertson was a Scottish footballer, who played for Hibernian, Third Lanark and Stenhousemuir.[2][3][4] Cuthbertson scored for Hibernian in the 1947 Scottish Cup Final defeat by Aberdeen and helped the club win the 1947–48 Scottish League championship. It was reported that Cuthbertson scored the first Scottish Football League goal of the 1946–47 season, which meant that he scored the first competitive goal in Scottish football since the end of the Second World War.[5]
References
- ↑ "John G Cuthbertson". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ↑ "HIBERNIAN : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ↑ "THIRD LANARK : 1946/47 - 1966/67". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ↑ "STENHOUSEMUIR : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ↑ "On The Record". Daily Record. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
External links
- Jock Cuthbertson, www.ihibs.co.uk
- Reference to the "late John" Cuthbertson
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