| Johnnie Rankin | |
| Fullname: | John Paterson Rankin |
| Height: | 5ft 8+1/2in |
| Position: | Inside forward |
| Birth Date: | 10 May 1901 |
| Birth Place: | Coatbridge, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Years1: | – |
| Clubs1: | Bellshill Athletic |
| Years2: | 1922–1924 |
| Clubs2: | Hamilton Academical |
| Caps2: | 40 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 1923 |
| Clubs3: | → Ayr United (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1923 |
| Clubs4: | → Mid-Annandale (loan) |
| Years5: | 1924 |
| Clubs5: | Doncaster Rovers |
| Caps5: | 6 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1924–1925 |
| Clubs6: | Bradford City |
| Years7: | 1925 |
| Clubs7: | Dundee |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 1925–1930 |
| Clubs8: | Charlton Athletic |
| Caps8: | 187 |
| Goals8: | 34 |
| Years9: | 1930–1934 |
| Clubs9: | Chelsea |
| Caps9: | 62 |
| Goals9: | 9 |
| Years10: | 1934–1936 |
| Clubs10: | Notts County |
| Caps10: | 25 |
| Goals10: | 2 |
| Years11: | 1936–1937 |
| Clubs11: | Burton Town |
John Paterson Rankin (10 May 1901 – 24 September 1952) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward for clubs including Hamilton Academical,[1] Dundee, Charlton Athletic,[2] Chelsea[3] and Notts County.[4] He played on the losing side in the 1925 Scottish Cup Final while with Dundee[5] and won the Football League Third Division South title in 1928–29 with Charlton,[6] prior to playing in the English top flight with Chelsea where he featured regularly during the 1931–32 and 1932–33 campaigns.[7]