John McNicol explained

John McNicol
Fullname:	John McNicol
Birth Date:	22 August 1863^[1]
Birth Place:	Bonhill, Scotland
Death Date:	7 July
Position:	Wing half
Years1:	1889–1892
Years2:	1894–1897
Clubs2:	Dumbarton^[2]
Caps1:	29
Goals1:	0
Caps2:	8
Goals2:	0

John McNicol (22 August 1863 – 7 July 1933) was a Scottish footballer who played for Vale of Leven and Dumbarton.^{[3] [4]}

His younger brother Duncan McNicol was also a footballer.

Notes and References

1. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/9916985:60143?tid=&pid=&queryId=5f35c30ccac90fecdbeea7f1d699e7a4&_phsrc=jlN1869&_phstart=success Source Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
2. Web site: John McNicol - Player Statistics (The Sons Archive - Dumbarton Football Club History). www.sonsarchive.com. 2017-07-31.
3. Book: Emms . Steve . Wells . Richard . Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39 . Tony Brown . 2007 . Beeston, Nottingham . 978-1-899468-66-9.
4. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.