Jock McIntyre

John "Jock" McIntyre was a Scottish footballer who played professionally in Scotland, Ireland and the United States.

Jock McIntyre
Personal information
Full name John McIntyre
Place of birth Greenock, Scotland
Date of death 1963 (age 72)
Place of death Greenock, Scotland
Position(s) Wing half / Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Petershill
1915–1924 Greenock Morton 294 (14)
1924–1929 Boston 167 (3)
1929–1931 Coleraine
1931 Boston Bears 4 (2)
National team
1921[1] Scottish League XI 1 (0)
Teams managed
1929–1931 Coleraine
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

McIntyre spent his early career with Morton, making over 300 appearances and winning the Scottish Cup with them in 1922.[2] In 1924, he moved to the United States and signed with the Boston Soccer Club of the American Soccer League. While he played right fullback with Morton, McIntyre moved up to wing half with Boston. In his five seasons with Boston,[3] he won the 1928 league title and the 1925 and 1927 League Cup. In July 1929, he moved to Ireland where he was a player-manager with Coleraine. He briefly returned to the United States, playing four games with the Boston Bears during the fall half of the 1931 season.

References
  1. "[SFL player] J McIntyre". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Jock McIntyre, SoccerStats.us
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