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Scottish footballer

Johnnie Rankin
Personal information
Full name John Paterson Rankin
Date of birth 10 May 1901
Place of birth Coatbridge, Scotland
Date of death 24 September 1952(1952-09-24) (aged 51)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Bellshill Athletic
1922–1924 Hamilton Academical 40 (3)
1923 → Ayr United (loan) 0 (0)
1923 → Mid-Annandale (loan)
1924 Doncaster Rovers 6 (0)
1924–1925 Bradford City
1925 Dundee 13 (1)
1925–1930 Charlton Athletic 187 (34)
1930–1934 Chelsea 62 (9)
1934–1936 Notts County 25 (2)
1936–1937 Burton Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Paterson Rankin (10 May 1901 – 24 September 1952) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward for clubs including Hamilton Academical, Dundee, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea and Notts County. He played on the losing side in the 1925 Scottish Cup Final while with Dundee and won the Football League Third Division South title in 1928–29 with Charlton, prior to playing in the English top flight with Chelsea where he featured regularly during the 1931–32 and 1932–33 campaigns.

References

  1. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Chelsea FC Player Profile: Johnnie Rankin, Stamford-Bridge.com
  3. Rankin, John (1922), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  4. Season 1925-26, Into The Valley | Charlton Athletic Historical Stats (archived version, 2 February 2021)
  5. Scottish Cup Final | Celtic Win Trophy For Eleventh Time, Glasgow Herald, 13 April 1925, via The Celtic Wiki
  6. Rankin Johnnie Image 1 Notts County 1934, Vintage Footballers
  7. Johnnie Rankin, Doing the 92


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