| John Ritchie | |
| Fullname: | John Lindsay Ritchie |
| Height: | 6ft |
| Position: | Right back |
| Birth Date: | 1875 |
| Birth Place: | Cardross, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Old Kilpatrick, Scotland |
| Youthclubs1: | Tontine Juveniles |
| Years1: | 1894–1896 |
| Clubs1: | Renton |
| Caps1: | 36 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1896–1898 |
| Clubs2: | Queen's Park |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1898–1899 |
| Clubs3: | Hibernian |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1899–1900 |
| Clubs4: | St Mirren |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | – |
| Clubs5: | Renton |
| Years6: | – |
| Totalcaps: | 40 |
| Totalgoals: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1897 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
John Lindsay Ritchie (1875 – 1943) was a Scottish footballer who played as a full back for Renton, Queen's Park, Hibernian and St Mirren.[1]
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;[2] [3] he joined Queen's Park (who were not members of the Scottish Football League at the time) in 1896,[4] and won the Glasgow Football League in 1896–97. After short spells with Hibs[5] 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.[6] [7]
Ritchie played once for the Scotland national football team, in a British Home Championship match against Wales in March 1897.[8] [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]