Jock Drummond

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Jock Drummond
Drummond in Scotland kit, 1895
Personal information
Full name John Drummond
Date of birth (1870-04-13)13 April 1870
Place of birth Alva, Scotland
Date of death 24 January 1935(1935-01-24) (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

  1. ^ Rangers Results: 1872-2006, Chic Sharp Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Rangers player Drummond, Jock, FitbaStats
  3. ^ .
  4. ^ Jock Drummond, Falkirk Football Historian, 4 June 2014
  5. ^ Jock Drummond at the Scottish Football Association
  6. ^ "[SFL player] John Drummond". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  7. ^ Hall of Fame | Jock Drummond, Rangers FC
  8. ^ "Footballers Die". Evening Chronicle. 24 January 1935. p. 1. Retrieved 10 December 2023.