John Stewart Meechan (1910–1962) was a Scottish professional
footballer
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who played as a centre forward. He played in the
Scottish Football League
The Scottish Football League (SFL) is a defunct league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4&nbs ...
with
St Mirren, and
Falkirk F.C. He also made two appearances in the
English Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in Association football around the world, the w ...
for
Burnley
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in the
1933–34 season.
References
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Footballers from Falkirk
Scottish men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
St Mirren F.C. players
Burnley F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
English Football League players
1910 births
1962 deaths
20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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