| John Rae | |
| Fullname: | John Rae |
| Birth Date: | 27 December 1862 |
| Birth Place: | Rutherglen, Scotland[1] |
| Death Place: | Hartwood, Scotland |
| Youthclubs1: | Burnbank |
| Years1: | – |
| Years2: | 1887–1890 |
| Clubs2: | Third Lanark |
| Years3: | 1890–1892 |
| Clubs3: | Sunderland Albion |
| Years4: | 1892 |
| Clubs4: | Thistle |
| Years5: | 1893–1894 |
| Clubs5: | Third Lanark |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1889–1890 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1891[2] |
| Nationalteam2: | Football Alliance XI |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
John Rae (1862 – 20 November 1917),[1] sometimes misidentifed as James or Jim Rae,[3] [4] was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back for Rutherglen, Third Lanark (two spells, winning the Scottish Cup in 1889 in the first), Sunderland Albion[5] [6] and Scotland (gaining two caps between 1889 and 1890).[7]