Jock Drummond
Appearance
![]() Drummond in Scotland kit, 1895 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Drummond | ||
Date of birth | 13 April 1870 | ||
Place of birth | Alva, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 24 January 1935 | (aged 64)||
Place of death | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1886–1892 | Falkirk | 0 | (0) |
1892–1904 | Rangers | 185 | (2) |
1904–1906 | Falkirk | 13 | (0) |
International career | |||
1892–1903 | Scotland | 14 | (0) |
1895–1901 | Scottish Football League XI | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Drummond (13 April 1870 – 24 January 1935) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back for Falkirk, Rangers and the Scotland national team.
Career
Drummond joined
1903) and four consecutive league titles (1898–99, 1899–1900, 1900–01 and 1901–02) – the first of which involved Rangers winning all 18 of their Scottish league matches (although Drummond only played in five).[1][2]
He finished his playing career with first club Falkirk, latterly becoming their coach then, eventually, a director.[3][4]
Drummond was capped 14 times by Scotland between 1892 and 1903.[5] He captained his country on four occasions. He also played for the Scottish Football League XI.[6]
Drummond was inducted into the
Rangers F.C. Hall of Fame in 2011.[7] He is notable for being the last outfield player in Scottish football to wear a cap while playing.[3]
In 1935, Drummond killed himself by cutting his throat. His death took place less than a day before John Tait Robertson's death.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Rangers Results: 1872-2006, Chic Sharp Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rangers player Drummond, Jock, FitbaStats
- ^ ISBN 0-907033-47-4.
- ^ Jock Drummond, Falkirk Football Historian, 4 June 2014
- ^ Jock Drummond at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ "[SFL player] John Drummond". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ Hall of Fame | Jock Drummond, Rangers FC
- ^ "Footballers Die". Evening Chronicle. 24 January 1935. p. 1. Retrieved 10 December 2023.