Johnny McKenzie (footballer)
John McKenzie was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside right.[2] He played in the Scottish Football League's top division for four clubs over nine consecutive seasons – Third Lanark, Heart of Midlothian, Aberdeen and Ayr United – before his career was curtailed by World War II.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | c. 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Maryhill Hibernians | ||
| 1931–1934 | Third Lanark | 98 | (26) |
| 1934–1935 | Heart of Midlothian | 30 | (13) |
| 1935–1938 | Aberdeen | 107 | (19) |
| 1938–1943 | Ayr United | 25 | (9) |
| – | St Anthony's | ||
| Total | 260 | (64) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
His most notable achievement was appearing in the 1937 Scottish Cup Final which Aberdeen lost 2–1 to Celtic;[3] the Dons were also runners-up in the 1936–37 Scottish Division One table behind Rangers, having been third behind the Old Firm teams the previous season – McKenzie missed only three matches across those two campaigns.[1] In his single year with Hearts, they also finished third in the league table and lost out in the semi-finals of the 1934–35 Scottish Cup after a replay.[4]
At representative level, he was selected for the Glasgow FA's annual challenge match against Sheffield in October 1933, scoring twice.[5]
References
- Johnny McKenzie, AFC Heritage Trust
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - "Celtic 2–1 Aberdeen, Scottish Cup Final (contemporary newspaper scans)". 24 April 1937. Retrieved 4 June 2020 – via The Celtic Wiki.
- (Hearts player) John McKenzie, London Hearts Supporters Club
- Football | Glasgow Success at Sheffield, The Glasgow Herald, 24 October 1933