| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | c. 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland [1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| – | Maryhill Hibernians | ||
| 1931–1934 | Third Lanark | 98 | (26) |
| 1934–1935 | Heart of Midlothian | 30 | (13) |
| 1935–1938 | Aberdeen | 107 | (19) |
| 1938–1943 | Ayr United | 25 | (9) |
| – | St Anthony's | ||
| Total | 260 | (64) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John McKenzie was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside right. [2] He played in the Scottish Football League's top division for four clubs over nine consecutive seasons – Third Lanark, Heart of Midlothian, Aberdeen and Ayr United – before his career was curtailed by World War II.
His most notable achievement was appearing in the 1937 Scottish Cup Final which Aberdeen lost 2–1 to Celtic; [3] the Dons were also runners-up in the 1936–37 Scottish Division One table behind Rangers, having been third behind the Old Firm teams the previous season – McKenzie missed only three matches across those two campaigns. [1] In his single year with Hearts, they also finished third in the league table and lost out in the semi-finals of the 1934–35 Scottish Cup after a replay. [4]
At representative level, he was selected for the Glasgow FA's annual challenge match against Sheffield in October 1933, scoring twice. [5]
Career statistics
Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [4] [1]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 1934-35 | Scottish Division One | 30 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 17 |
| Aberdeen | 1935-36 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 9 | |
| 1936-37 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 5 | ||
| 1937-38 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| 1938-39 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | ||
| Total | 107 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 119 | 21 | ||
References
- ^ a b c d "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
- ^ "Celtic 2–1 Aberdeen, Scottish Cup Final (contemporary newspaper scans)". 24 April 1937. Retrieved 4 June 2020 – via The Celtic Wiki.
- ^ a b "John McKenzie - Hearts Career - from 03 Aug 1934 to 24 Apr 1935". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ Football | Glasgow Success at Sheffield, The Glasgow Herald, 24 October 1933
 | This biographical article related to a Scottish forward is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Scottish men's footballers
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Third Lanark A.C. players
- Maryhill Harp F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Ayr United F.C. players
- St Anthony's F.C. players
- Scottish football forward stubs