John Lindsay Ritchie (1875 – 1943) was a Scottish footballer who played as a full back for Renton, Queen's Park, Hibernian and St Mirren.
He started his senior career with Renton, playing in the
1895 Scottish Cup Final
The 1894–95 Scottish Cup was the 22nd season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by St Bernard's when they beat Renton, 2-1, in the final.
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First round
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which ended in a 2–1 defeat to St Bernard's; he joined Queen's Park (who were not members of the
Scottish Football League
The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4 km south ...
at the time) in 1896, and won the
Glasgow Football League
The Glasgow Football League was formed in in Scotland as one of several supplementary football leagues that were created in order to increase the number of fixtures for Scottish Football League clubs.1906–07 Scottish Cup
The 1906–07 Scottish Cup was the 34th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic when they beat Heart of Midlothian 3–0 in the final.Duncan Ritchie whose career was just beginning – beating St Bernard's then
Dundee
Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...
before going out to Queen's Park in the quarter-finals.
Ritchie played once for the
Scotland national football team
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, in a
British Home Championship
The British Home Championship
* sco, Hame Internaitional Kemp
* gd, Farpais lìg eadar-nàiseanta
* cy, Pencampwriaeth y Pedair Gwlad, name=lang (historically known as the British International Championship or simply the International Champio ...
match against
Wales
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University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ...
, 28 August 2013 Ritchie captained the Scotland team and scored a goal from a
penalty kick
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in the match, which ended in a 2–2 draw. At the end of that year he represented the
Glasgow FA
Founded in 1883, the Glasgow Football Association, based in the city of Glasgow, Scotland and affiliated to the national Scottish Football Association, is one of the oldest such bodies in football. In the modern game its influence is limited, th ...
in their annual challenge match against
Sheffield
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List of Scottish football families
This is a list of Scottish football (soccer) families.
;Families included on the list must have:
# at least, one member of the family is capped by a national team on the senior level or an important person in the game of football (e.g., notable ...