John McPherson (Clydesdale footballer) explained

John McPherson
Position:	Forward
Clubs1:	Clydesdale
Nationalyears1:	1875
Nationalteam1:	Scotland
Nationalcaps1:	1
Nationalgoals1:	0

John McPherson was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward.

Career

McPherson played club football for Clydesdale. He scored the first hat-trick in the Scottish Cup during Clydesdale's 6–0 victory over Granville on 25 October 1873.^[1]

McPherson also made one appearance for Scotland in 1875.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Mathers, Stewart . 2017 . The Beautiful Dribbling Game: The Scottish F.A. Challenge Cup in the 19th Century . Great Britain . Amazon . 10 . 978-0-9956998-0-9.
2. Book: Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Paul Smith. Pitch Publishing. 2013. 200.