| Lachlan McPherson | |
| Height: | 5ft 10+1/2in |
| Birth Date: | 11 July 1900 |
| Birth Place: | Dennistoun, Scotland |
| Years1: | 1919–1921 |
| Clubs1: | Cambuslang Rangers |
| Years2: | 1921–1924 |
| Clubs2: | Notts County |
| Caps2: | 32 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 1924–1930 |
| Clubs3: | Swansea Town |
| Caps3: | 199 |
| Goals3: | 29 |
| Years4: | 1930–1933 |
| Clubs4: | Everton |
| Caps4: | 30 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 1933–1935 |
| Clubs5: | New Brighton |
| Caps5: | 53 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 1935–1936 |
| Clubs6: | Hereford United |
| Years7: | 1936–1937 |
| Totalcaps: | 314 |
| Totalgoals: | 38 |
| Manageryears1: | 1935–1936 |
| Managerclubs1: | Hereford United |
Lachlan McPherson (born 11 July 1900) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left half or inside left.
Raised in the Springburn area of Glasgow, McPherson began his career as a teenager with Cambuslang Rangers in the Scottish junior leagues before moving south to English football; he never played for a senior Scottish club.[1]
His longest spell was at Swansea Town where he spent five seasons, made 199 Football League appearances[2] and helped the club to win the Third Division South and gain promotion in 1924–25, followed by a run to the semi-finals of the 1925–26 FA Cup.[3]
Prior to his time at the Swans, McPherson had been with Notts County, playing a part in their Second Division title in 1922–23 – although subsequently he featured only five times in the top tier[4] – and after his time in Wales he won the same medal again in 1930–31 with Everton. He had signed for the Toffees in January 1930 for a substantial £5,000 fee[5] a few days after Swansea teammate Ben Williams made the same move,[6] only for the team to be relegated five months later, recovering their top division status at the first time of asking.[7]
Technically McPherson was still part of the Everton squad as they went straight on to win the First Division in 1931–32, but he only made three appearances in the campaign,[4] and did not play first team football at Goodison Park for almost two years with his cause hampered by a serious knee injury,[8] and interested clubs deterred by the high value placed on his transfer by the club due to a determination to recoup as much as possible of the fee they paid Swansea for his services. Eventually he went to Merseyside neighbours New Brighton in August 1933 for a small fraction of that earlier deal.[9] [10]
He later had a spell as player-manager of Hereford United, then competing in the semi-professional Birmingham & West Midlands League.