John Hanlon (1892–1976) was a Scottish

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who played as an outside right.

Early life

John Hanlon was born in 1892 in Addiewell,Registrar General for Scotland:1901 Census of West Calder registration district, Midlothian, Scotland (household of George Hanlon, resident at 11 Stephenson Street, Addiewell). Index transcription online (with membership fee) a
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Career

Hanlon played primarily for Hamilton Academical – he signed for the ''Accies'' as a teenager in 1913 a week after being selected for Scotland at junior level, featuring regularly for much of that time. He moved to Heart of Midlothian in 1916(Hearts player) John Hanlon
London Hearts Supporters Club but only played in one

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match during his initial three years at

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and was away from the club for much of the time serving in

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. He returned to Hamilton in late 1919 (and was a

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winner in 1920) then signed for Hearts again in 1922, but failed to become established there, serving lower-division loans at

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and

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Outside football

Hanlon was a noted athlete (often competing under the pseudonym 'Harris'),Hanlon, Jock (1913)
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Midlothian Advertiser, 21 July 1950 via Addiewell Heritage his speciality being

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and particularly the half mile, recording a 1min 55sec time in a meeting at

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in 1922. He won multiple track events with his regiment ( Royal Scots) in a post-war Rhine Army Sports Championship in 1919; during the conflict itself, he was employed as a dispatch runner.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hanlon, John 1892 births 1976 deaths Footballers from West Lothian Scottish men's footballers Scottish people of Irish descent Hamilton Academical F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Bathgate F.C. players Fauldhouse United F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Peebles Rovers F.C. players Stoneyburn F.C. players Men's association football outside forwards Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scotland men's junior international footballers British Army personnel of World War I Royal Scots soldiers