John Arthur McNaught (1892–1972) was a Scottish

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who played as an outside right. His longest spells were at

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

and

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

; Record of pre-war Scottish League Players John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012 he won the

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Career

Born in

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, McNaught began his career in the

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. He represented

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

at that level in 1911 while playing for

Cambuslang Rangers Cambuslang Rangers Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire. Nicknamed ''The Lang'', ''Camby'' or ''The Wee Gers'', were formed in 1899, they play at Somervell Park and wear blue strips (uniforms). They ...

, where he won the

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and his teammates included future

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goalkeeper

Kenny Campbell Kenneth Campbell (6 September 1892 – 28 April 1971) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for Liverpool, Partick Thistle, New Brighton, Stoke City and Leicester City. Campbell also played in eight full international matches ...

. In the summer of 1911 he signed for

as a replacement for Jock Simpson who had moved to Blackburn Rovers; at the time, the

Brockville Park Brockville Park was a football stadium located on Hope Street in Falkirk, Scotland, north-west of the town centre. It was the home of Falkirk F.C. from 1885 until the end of 2002–03 Scottish football season.

outfit were one of the top clubs in Scotland having finished runners-up in the

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in 1909–10 and third in 1910–11. With the ''Bairns'', McNaught lifted the

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Raith Rovers in the 1913 final at Celtic Park. It was the club's first major honour. Falkirk also won several minor regional trophies during the period but never finished higher than fifth until McNaught made his last appearance at the end of the 1915–16 season, with

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well underway (the Cup was cancelled during the conflict, however the League continued). In 1919, while still registered with Falkirk, he spent short spells with

Vale of Leven The Vale of Leven (Scottish Gaelic: ''Magh Leamhna'') is an area of West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, in the valley of the River Leven. Historically, it was part of The Lennox, the name of which derives from the Gaelic term ''Leamhnach'', meaning '' ...

and St Mirren (playing no part in the Paisley club's run to the

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). With the war at an end, McNaught signed for

, finding success in his first season with the

Ayrshire Ayrshire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Àir, ) is a historic county and registration county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine and it borders the counties of Re ...

side as they won the

1919–20 Scottish Cup The 1919–20 Scottish Cup was the 42nd staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Kilmarnock who defeated Albion Rovers in the final.Albion Rovers Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of the Scotti ...

3–2 at

Hampden Park Hampden Park (Scottish Gaelic: ''Pàirc Hampden''), often referred to as Hampden, is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The -capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland. It is the no ...

. Like Falkirk, it was ''Killies maiden victory in the competition, at the 42nd attempt. However, their performances in the league were mediocre during his three campaigns at Rugby Park (8th, 11th and 17th). Now in his 30s, in 1922 he moved to second tier

Johnstone Johnstone ( sco, Johnstoun,
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, spending two years there before one-year spells at the same level with Clyde and

East Stirlingshire East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scotland, Scottish association football club based in the town of Falkirk. The club was founded in 1881 and competes in the , in the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system. The club's origins ca ...

Other player

There was another Scottish player in the period named John McNaught who had the same position on the field, and had a spell at Queens Park Rangers between 1908 and 1911, playing in the

1908 FA Charity Shield The 1908 FA Charity Shield was the first Charity Shield, a football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Football League and Southern League competitions. It was intended as a replacement for the Sheriff of London Charity Shiel ...

replay; this is not the same man as described above.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McNaught, Johnny 1892 births Date of birth unknown 1972 deaths Date of death unknown Scottish men's footballers Footballers from Glasgow Men's association football wingers Cambuslang Rangers F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Vale of Leven F.C. wartime guest players St Mirren F.C. wartime guest players Kilmarnock F.C. players Johnstone F.C. players Clyde F.C. players East Stirlingshire F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scotland men's junior international footballers Scottish Football League players