John Maconnachie

John Maconnachie
Personal information
Full name John Smith Jackson Maconnachie
Date of birth (1885-05-08)8 May 1885
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death 1956 (aged 70–71)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1903 Glasgow Perthshire
1903–1907 Hibernian 78 (6)
1907–1920 Everton 245 (6)
1914 → Hibernian (loan) 1 (0)
1916 → Djurgården (guest)
1918 → Shelbourne (guest)
1920 → Djurgården (loan)
1920–1922 Swindon Town 55 (3)
Swindon Town 1 (0)
1923 Foleshill Great Heath
Lowestoft Town
1928 Barrow 2 (0)
Total 382 (15)
Managerial career
1922 Djurgården
1927–1928 Barrow
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Smith Jackson Maconnachie (8 May 1885 – 1956) was a Scottish professional football player and manager.

Career

Born in Aberdeen, Maconnachie spent his early career in his native Scotland with Glasgow Perthshire and Hibernian,[1] before moving to English side Everton in 1907.[2][3] Between September 1907 and May 1915 Maconnachie made 229 appearances in the English Football League,[4][5] winning the competition as team captain in 1914–15 before the regular competitions were suspended during World War I, during which he served in the British Army, then as a mechanic in the Royal Air Force.[3] He resumed his football career when the conflict was over and played one further top level season for Everton (16 league appearances, 2 goals) in 1919–20.[2][6]

Maconnachie then moved to Swindon Town, making a further 55 appearances in the Football League Third Division (South) over two seasons.[7] He moved to Sweden in 1922 to become manager of Djurgårdens IF, a club he had played for as a guest during the war, and then on loan,[2][3] but soon returned to England, making one more appearance for Swindon in January 1923. He later managed Barrow between 1927 and 1928;[8] now well into his 40s, he played twice for them in February 1928.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ (Hibernian player) Maconnachie, John, FitbaStats
  2. ^ a b c d John Smith Jackson Maconnachie (Jock Maconnachie), Play Up Liverpool
  3. ^ a b c d Maconnachie John "Jock" Image 1 Swindon Town 1921, Vintage Footballers
  4. ^ "Player database: Signed between 1900 – 1919". EFC History. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Player profile". Everton F.C. official website. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  6. ^ John Maconnachie, 11v11.com
  7. ^ "John Maconnachie". Swindon-Town-F.C. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Managers". Barrow A.F.C. official website. Retrieved 24 November 2009.


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