John McDonald (born 11 March 1893) was a Scottish

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who played as a

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for clubs including

Airdrieonians Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League One. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United ...

, Everton and New Brighton. He was Everton

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in the 1921–22 season, and held the club record for most appearances without scoring (224) until the mark was passed by

Tony Hibbert Anthony James Hibbert (born 20 February 1981) is an English footballer, currently playing for French amateur side ES Louzy. Originally a midfielder, Hibbert converted to play at right-back. He spent his entire professional career with Everton, ...

in 2011. With Airdrie, he had been selected twice for the

Scottish Football League XI The Scottish League XI was a representative side of the Scottish Football League. The team regularly played against the (English) Football League and other national league select teams between 1892 and 1980. For a long period the annual fixture be ...

in 1919.

References

1893 births Year of death missing Footballers from North Lanarkshire Scottish men's footballers Barnsley F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Motherwell F.C. players English Football League players New Brighton A.F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players Everton F.C. players Dykehead F.C. players Colwyn Bay F.C. players Connah's Quay & Shotton F.C. players Scottish Football League players Men's association football defenders Sportspeople from Shotts {{Scotland-footy-defender-1890s-stub