| John Rankin | |
| Position: | Outside right |
| Birth Place: | Scotland |
| Years1: | – |
| Clubs1: | Strathclyde |
| Years2: | 1909–1916 |
| Clubs2: | Third Lanark |
| Caps2: | 146 |
| Goals2: | 32 |
| Years3: | 1916–1920 |
| Clubs3: | Airdrieonians |
| Caps3: | 108 |
| Goals3: | 20 |
| Years4: | – |
| Totalcaps: | 254 |
| Totalgoals: | 52 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1911 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scottish League XI |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
John Rankin was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right for Third Lanark and Airdrieonians.[1]
In seven active seasons with Thirds (he made no appearances at all in the 1914–15 season, possibly due to commitments relating to World War I)[1] he played in two Scottish Cup semi-finals (1912 and 1914), one Glasgow Cup final[2] and two Charity Cup finals,[3] [4] but finished on the losing side on each occasion. During 1911 Rankin was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI[5] and took part in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots international trial,[6] and the following year represented the Glasgow FA in their annual challenge match against Sheffield.[7]