John McDonald (born 11 March 1893) was a Scottish
footballer
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who played as a
right back
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Defenders fall into four main categ ...
for clubs including
Airdrieonians
Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in the . They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United Football Club ...
,
Everton and
New Brighton.
He was Everton
captain
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in the
1921–22 season, and held the club record for most appearances without scoring (224) until the mark was passed by
Tony Hibbert
Anthony James Hibbert (born 20 February 1981) is an English former professional footballer.
Originally a midfielder, Hibbert converted to play at right-back. He spent his entire professional career with Everton, having joined the club in 1991. ...
in 2011. With Airdrie, he had been selected twice for the
Scottish Football League XI
The Scottish League XI was a representative side of the Scottish Football League. The team regularly played against the (English) Football League and other national league select teams between 1892 and 1980. For a long period the annual fixture be ...
in 1919.
References
1893 births
Year of death missing
Scottish men's footballers
Barnsley F.C. players
Scottish Junior Football Association players
Motherwell F.C. players
English Football League players
New Brighton A.F.C. players
Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players
Everton F.C. players
Dykehead F.C. players
Colwyn Bay F.C. players
Connah's Quay & Shotton F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
Men's association football defenders
Footballers from Shotts
20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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