John Cuthbertson (footballer, fl. 1939–1956)

John Cuthbertson was a Scottish footballer, who played for Hibernian, Third Lanark and Stenhousemuir.[2][3][4] Cuthbertson scored for Hibernian in the 1947 Scottish Cup Final defeat by Aberdeen and helped the club win the 1947–48 Scottish League championship. It was reported that Cuthbertson scored the first Scottish Football League goal of the 1946–47 season, which meant that he scored the first competitive goal in Scottish football since the end of the Second World War.[5]

John Cuthbertson
Personal information
Full nameJonathan Hunter Cairns Cuthbertson
Place of birthDalkeith, Scotland
Position(s)Centre forward
Youth career
Craigmark Burntonians
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1939–1949Hibernian32(29)
1949–1953Third Lanark81(39)
1953–1956Stenhousemuir69(48)
Total182(116)
International career
1948Scottish League XI[1]1(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cuthbertson married Nancy in 1941.[6]


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