Draft:Graham Macfarlane (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malcolm Graham Macfarlane | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Rutherglen, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 14 September 2022 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rutherglen Academy | |||
| 1954-1956 | Clydesmill | ||
| 1956-1958 | Strathclyde Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1971 | Clyde | 248 | (48) |
| 1971-1972 | Clydebank | 23 | (5) |
| Total | 271 | (53) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Malcolm Graham Macfarlane (18 April 1939 - 14 September 2022) was a Scottish part time professional footballer who played as an outside right. He was inducted into the Clyde Hall of Fame along with the rest of the 1966-67 squad in 2014[1] and is considered as one of the clubs great unsung heroes.
Club career
[edit]Macfarlane began his career playing amateur football at various levels for Rutherglen Academy, Clydesmill Power Station, and Strathclyde Juniors between 1952 and 1958, before completing his National Service between 1958 and 1960. Following this, he signed for Clyde in December 1960[2] where he would spend 10 seasons playing for the Shawfield-based outfit.
He debuted in 1961 against Montrose and became a regular fixture in the first team playing as both an outside right and right back. Seeing them win promotion to the top division in 1961-62 before back to back relegation and promotion in the 1962-63 and 1963-64 seasons.
Following a period of mixed success in the top flight[3], he was part of the 1966-67 squad that finished third, behind only Celtic and Rangers which remains their joint-best result in the club's history. The team narrowly missed out on European Football in the form of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup due to rules stating only one team from the same city could take part[3].
Macfarlane would later take part in a 10 game unbeaten run during the club's Tour of Rhodesia in 1969[4].
Following his release from Clyde in 1971, he signed for Clydebank[5] ahead of 1971-72 season before retiring from football in 1972.
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Clyde | 1960-61 | Division One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961-62 | Division Two | |||||||||||
| 1962-63 | Division One | |||||||||||
| 1963-64 | Division Two | |||||||||||
| 1964-65 | Division One | |||||||||||
| 1965-66 | Division One | |||||||||||
| 1966-67 | Division One | |||||||||||
| 1967-68 | Division One | |||||||||||
| 1968-69 | Division One | |||||||||||
| 1969-70 | Division One | |||||||||||
| 1970-71 | Division One | |||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||
| Clydebank | 1971-72 | Division Two | 11 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 5 |
| Career total | ||||||||||||
- ^ "1966-67 Squad". Clyde F.C. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "CLYDE : 1946/47 - 2013/14". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Post War | History | Club | Clyde Football Club". Official Clyde Football Club Website. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "World Sport in Brief". The Scotsman. 2 June 1969. p. 15.
- ^ "Bankies Archive". Official Clyde Football Club Website. Retrieved 19 September 2022.