John Rundell (8 February 1895 – 25 August 1973) was a Scottish

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who played as a

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, primarily for

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where he spent close to 10 years (during several of which the team finished in the top five positions in the

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table), eventually being replaced by

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.Jock Rundell
MotherWELLnet He then moved to

Arthurlie Arthurlie is an area of the town of Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. History of Arthurlie The lands of Arthurlie were held in medieval times by the Stewart family, a branch of the noble Stewarts of Darnley. Later the lands became the prop ...

, where he played for a season alongside younger brother George, a wing half. He moved to

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in later life. Jock is credited with scoring a league goal for Arthurlie during the

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campaign, but the nature of this is unconfirmed, possibly being a 'souvenir' penalty in an unimportant fixture when it was known his career was nearing its end, or perhaps an error with a goal scored by George but credited to the better-known Rundell sibling.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rundell, Jock 1895 births 1973 deaths Footballers from Larkhall Scottish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Larkhall Thistle F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Motherwell F.C. players Arthurlie F.C. players Royal Albert F.C. players Scottish Football League players