Bert McLachlan
Scottish footballer
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Albert James McLachlan (18 February 1892 – 1956) was a Scottish professional football defender who played for Aston Villa, Aberdeen and Heart of Midlothian.[2]
Full name
Albert James MacLachlan
Date of birth
18 February 1892
Place of birth
Kirkcudbright, Scotland
Date of death
1956 (aged 63–64)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert James MacLachlan | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkcudbright, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1956 (aged 63–64) | ||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Cuthbert Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1913–1914 | Aston Villa | 3 | (0) |
| 1914–1927 | Aberdeen | 315 | (16) |
| 1927–1929 | Heart of Midlothian | 0 | (0) |
| 1929 | Airdrieonians | 2 | (0) |
| 1929–1939 | Elgin City | ||
| International career | |||
| 1920 | Scottish League XI[1] | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
McLachlan joined Aston Villa from St Cuthbert Wanderers in 1913, but played only three games for the English club.[3] He moved to Aberdeen in 1914, where he was appointed captain in 1919 having served as a gunner during World War I.[4] He left Aberdeen for Heart of Midlothian in 1927,[citation needed] and joined Elgin City.[5] He died in 1956.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 1913–14 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Aberdeen | 1914–15 | Scottish Division One | 36 | 4 | – | 36 | 4 | |
| 1915–16 | 25 | 1 | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 1916–17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1917–18 | Aberdeen Dropped Out of Competitive Football due to WW1 | |||||||
| 1918–19 | ||||||||
| 1919–20 | Scottish Division One | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 1920–21 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 1921–22 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| 1922–23 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 1923–24 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
| 1924–25 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 1925–26 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 1926–27 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 315 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 361 | 16 | ||
| Hearts | 1926–27 | Scottish Division One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927–28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1928–29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Airdrieonians | 1929–30 | Scottish Division One | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2+ | 0+ | ||
| Elgin City | 1929–1939 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Career total | 319+ | 16+ | 43+ | 0+ | 365+ | 16+ | ||
