John L. Ritchie

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John Ritchie
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Full name John Lindsay Ritchie
Date of birth 1875
Place of birth Cardross, Scotland
Date of death 1943 (aged 67–68)
Place of death Old Kilpatrick, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
Tontine Juveniles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1894–1896 Renton 36 (0)
1896–1898 Queen's Park 0 (0)
1898–1899 Hibernian 3 (0)
1899–1900 St Mirren 1 (0)
– Renton
Total 40 (0)
International career
1897 Scotland 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Lindsay Ritchie (1875 – 1943) was a Scottish footballer who played as a full back for Renton, Queen's Park, Hibernian and St Mirren.[2]

He started his senior career with Renton, playing in the 1895 Scottish Cup Final which ended in a 2–1 defeat to St Bernard's;[3][4] he joined Queen's Park (who were not members of the Scottish Football League at the time) in 1896,[5] and won the Glasgow Football League in 1896–97. After short spells with Hibs[6] and St Mirren he returned to Renton (by now no longer SFL members), and was in the side that performed strongly in the 1906–07 Scottish Cup – alongside his younger cousin Duncan Ritchie whose career was just beginning – beating St Bernard's then Dundee before going out to Queen's Park in the quarter-finals.[7][8]

Ritchie played once for the Scotland national football team, in a British Home Championship match against Wales in March 1897.[1][9] Ritchie captained the Scotland team and scored a goal from a penalty kick in the match, which ended in a 2–2 draw.[10] At the end of that year he represented the Glasgow FA in their annual challenge match against Sheffield.[11]

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  1. ^ a b Scottish footballers in Denmark, 1898-1914. Part One: Queen’s Park at the International Festival of Gymnastics in Copenhagen, May-June 1898 – A Team Sheet., Dr. Matthew L. McDowell, University of Edinburgh, 28 August 2013
  2. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Association Football. | Scottish Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 22 April 1895
  4. ^ Scottish Cup–Final Tie. The Scotsman, 22 April 1895, via London Hearts Supporters Club
  5. ^ Name: Ritchie, John L., QPFC.com
  6. ^ (Hibernian player) Ritchie, John, FitbaStats
  7. ^ Football. | Association Game. | Scottish Cup–Second Round, The Glasgow Herald, 25 February 1907
  8. ^ Football. | Association Game. | Scottish Cup–Third Round, The Glasgow Herald, 11 March 1907
  9. ^ "John Ritchie". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Sat 20 Mar 1897 Wales 2 Scotland 2". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  11. ^ Glasgow V. Sheffield., The Glasgow Herald, 8 November 1897

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