John Maconnachie
Scottish footballer and manager (1885-1956)
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John Smith Jackson Maconnachie (8 May 1885 – 1956) was a Scottish professional football player and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Smith Jackson Maconnachie | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1956 (aged 70–71) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1903 | Glasgow Perthshire | ||
| 1903–1907 | Hibernian | 78 | (6) |
| 1907–1920 | Everton | 245 | (6) |
| 1914 | → Hibernian (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1916 | → Djurgården (guest) | ||
| 1918 | → Shelbourne (guest) | ||
| 1920 | → Djurgården (loan) | ||
| 1920–1922 | Swindon Town | 55 | (3) |
| Swindon Town | 1 | (0) | |
| 1923 | Foleshill Great Heath | ||
| Lowestoft Town | |||
| 1928 | Barrow | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 382 | (15) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1922 | Djurgården | ||
| 1926–1927 | FC Zürich | ||
| 1927–1928 | Barrow | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Aberdeen, Maconnachie spent his early career in his native Scotland with Glasgow Perthshire and Hibernian,[1] before moving to English side Everton in 1907.[2][3] Between September 1907 and May 1915 Maconnachie made 229 appearances in the English Football League,[4][5] winning the competition as team captain in 1914–15 before the regular competitions were suspended during World War I, during which he served in the British Army, then as a mechanic in the Royal Air Force.[3] He resumed his football career when the conflict was over and played one further top level season for Everton (16 league appearances, 2 goals) in 1919–20.[2][6]
Maconnachie then moved to Swindon Town, making a further 55 appearances in the Football League Third Division (South) over two seasons.[7] He moved to Sweden in 1922 to become manager of Djurgårdens IF, a club he had played for as a guest during the war, and then on loan,[2][3] but soon returned to England, making one more appearance for Swindon in January 1923. In July 1926, he took over as coach of all teams at FC Zurich.[8] He later managed Barrow between 1927 and 1928;[9] now well into his 40s, he played twice for them in February 1928.[2][3]
