| John Cuthbertson | |
| Fullname: | Jonathan Hunter Cairns Cuthbertson |
| Birth Place: | Dalkeith, Scotland |
| Position: | Centre forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Craigmark Burntonians |
| Years1: | 1939–1949 |
| Caps1: | 32 |
| Goals1: | 29 |
| Clubs1: | Hibernian |
| Years2: | 1949–1953 |
| Caps2: | 81 |
| Goals2: | 39 |
| Clubs2: | Third Lanark |
| Years3: | 1953–1956 |
| Caps3: | 69 |
| Goals3: | 48 |
| Clubs3: | Stenhousemuir |
| Totalcaps: | 182 |
| Totalgoals: | 116 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1948 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scottish League XI[1] |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
John Cuthbertson was a Scottish footballer, who played for Hibernian, Third Lanark and Stenhousemuir.[2] [3] [4] Cuthbertson scored for Hibernian in the 1947 Scottish Cup Final defeat by Aberdeen and helped the club win the 1947–48 Scottish League championship. It was reported that Cuthbertson scored the first Scottish Football League goal of the 1946–47 season, which meant that he scored the first competitive goal in Scottish football since the end of the Second World War.[5]
Cuthbertson married Nancy in 1941.[6]