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John Rae (footballer, born 1862)

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John Rae
Personal information
Full name John Rae
Date of birth 27 December 1862
Place of birth Rutherglen, Scotland[1]
Date of death 20 November 1917(1917-11-20) (aged 54)
Place of death Hartwood, Scotland[1]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Burnbank
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Rutherglen
1887–1890 Third Lanark
1890–1892 Sunderland Albion
1892 Thistle
1893–1894 Third Lanark 11 (0)
International career
1889–1890 Scotland 2 (0)
1891[2] Football Alliance XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Rae (1862 – 20 November 1917),[1] sometimes misidentifed as James or Jim Rae,[3][4] was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back for Rutherglen, Third Lanark (two spells, winning the Scottish Cup in 1889 in the first), Sunderland Albion[5][6] and Scotland (gaining two caps between 1889 and 1890).[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
  2. ^ Football Alliance v Football League, 20 April 1891, 11v11.com
  3. ^ (Scotland player) James Rae, London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 12 August 2021
  4. ^ John Rae at the Scottish Football Association Edit this at Wikidata. Retrieved 12 August 2021
  5. ^ Sunderland Albion | 13 March 1888 to 9 August 1892, Roker Roar
  6. ^ Sunderland & Sunderland Albion, Before The 'D'...Association Football around the world, 1863-1937, 30 December 2014
  7. ^ (Smith 2013, p. 241)
  8. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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