John McPherson (footballer, born 1868)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John McPherson | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1868 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 31 July 1926 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1888 | Kilmarnock | ||
| 1888–1890 | Cowlairs | ||
| 1890–1902 | Rangers | 176 | (98) |
| National team | |||
| 1888–1897 | Scotland | 9 | (6) |
| 1897–1902 | Scottish League XI | 5 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John McPherson (19 June 1868 – 31 July 1926) was a Scottish footballer who played for Kilmarnock and Rangers.
Born in Kilmarnock, McPherson started his career with his local side Kilmarnock F.C., moved to Cowlairs in 1888, then joined Rangers in 1890. He played mainly as a striker, but was often used in other positions including goalkeeper.
McPherson played in the inaugural Scottish League season, 1890–91, where Rangers finished as joint champions with Dumbarton. McPherson's first recorded appearance for Rangers was in a friendly against English club Everton on 19 April 1890, and he scored in a 6–2 defeat at Ibrox.
His first League appearance, however, was in Rangers' first ever Scottish League match, on 16 August 1890 in a 5–2 win over Hearts at Ibrox, in which McPherson scored. McPherson scored 15 goals in Rangers' 18 matches in the League that season, including four in a 6–2 win over Cambuslang at Whitefield Park on 23 August 1890 (the first ever hat-trick scored in the Scottish Football League) and five in an 8–2 win over St Mirren on 4 October 1890.
Despite Rangers' successful introduction to the Scottish Football League, they had to wait until season 1898–99 to win the League title again. It was done in style as Rangers won all of their 18 League matches, with McPherson netting 10 times. That remarkable season was the first of four consecutive League titles and McPherson made significant contributions to all of them, scoring nine goals in 1899–1900, seven in 1900–01 and three in 1901–02 — which proved to be his last season with Rangers.
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