Johnnie Rankin Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://sites.google.com/site/hamiltonacademicalmemorybank/players/rankin-john-1922 Rankin, John (1922)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20210202080331/https://intothevalley.proboards.com/thread/25167/season-1925-26 Season 1925-26
  3. https://www.stamford-bridge.com/player.php?id=460&surname=Rankin&firstname=Johnnie Chelsea FC Player Profile: Johnnie Rankin
  4. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  5. http://www.thecelticwiki.com/m/page/1925-04-11%3A+Celtic+2-1+Dundee%2C+Scottish+Cup+Final Scottish Cup Final Celtic Win Trophy For Eleventh Time
  6. https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/rankin-johnnie-image-1-notts-county-1934/ Rankin Johnnie Image 1 Notts County 1934
  7. http://www.doingthe92.com/display_player.asp?step=61&ID=6&pid=56845&ptag=Johnnie_Rankin Johnnie Rankin