John McCorkindale
Personal information
Date of birth 1867
Place of birth Dalmuir, Scotland
Date of death 1953 (aged 8586)
Place of death Clydebank, Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Partick
1888–1892 Partick Thistle
1892–1894 Clyde 44 (0)
International career
1891 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John McCorkindale (1867–1953) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

McCorkindale played club football for Partick, Partick Thistle and Clyde, and made one appearance for Scotland in 1891, a 4–3 win over Wales.[1][2][3] He was selected for the Glasgow FA's challenge matches which were common in the era, facing Edinburgh twice (both in 1890) and Sheffield in 1891.[4][5]

He later became a referee.[6]

References

  1. Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 175.
  2. John McCorkindale at the Scottish Football Association
  3. The Inchview boys are in town, Partick Thistle - The Early Years, 2017
  4. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. Sheffield V. Glasgow, The Glasgow Herald, 12 January 1891 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
  6. Referee (and ex Partick Thistle player) John McCorkindale attacked by Greenock mob, Partick Thistle - The Early Years, 2017
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