John McCartney (footballer born 1866)
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W. John McCartney (c.1866 - January 18, 1933) was a Scottish footballer and football manager.
John McCartney, a Glasgow-born full-back, began his career with Cartwell in 1884, later playing for Glasgow Thistle. In 1887 he joined Rangers, staying for two years before joining Cowlairs.
In 1893 he joined Newton Heath, playing 19 league games and scoring once before joining Luton Town in 1894. He helped Luton gain election to the Football League and played in Luton's first ever league match on September 4, 1897, a 1-1 draw away to Leicester Fosse. He played 27 times that season, leaving at the end of it to join Barnsley. He scored 3 times in 63 league games for Barnsley before retiring in April 1901 to become Barnsley's secretary-manager.
In the summer of 1904 he left Barnsley and returned to Scotland to manage St. Mirren. He guided St. Mirren to the final of the 1908 Scottish FA cup, losing 5-1 to Celtic. In 1910 he left to take over as manager of Heart of Midlothian, where he remained until May 1920 when he was appointed manager of Portsmouth.
He guided Portsmouth from Division Three South to the First Division, but resigned due to ill health in May 1927 before he could manager Pompey in the top flight.
In September 1927 he returned to management with Luton Town but with his health declining further he resigned in December 1929 and retired from football.
He died in Edinburgh in January 1933.
| Preceded by Arthur Fairclough |
Barnsley Manager 1901-1904 |
Succeeded by Arthur Fairclough |
| Preceded by - |
St. Mirren Manager 1904-1910 |
Succeeded by Barry Grieve |
| Preceded by James McGhee |
Hearts Manager 1910-1920 |
Succeeded by William McCartney |
| Preceded by Bob Brown |
Portsmouth Manager 1920-1927 |
Succeeded by Jack Tinn |
| Preceded by George Thomson |
Luton Town Manager 1927-1929 |
Succeeded by George Kay |
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