John May (footballer, born 1878)
John May (15 April 1878 – 25 July 1933) was a Scottish football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John May | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Dykehead, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 25 July 1933 (aged 55) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1897–1898 | Abercorn | 18 | (2) |
| 1898–1904 | Derby County | 179 | (17) |
| 1904–1910 | Rangers | 129 | (13) |
| 1910–1915 | Morton | 118 | (5) |
| Total | 444 | (37) | |
| National team | |||
| 1906–1909 | Scotland | 5 | (0) |
| 1906–1908[1] | Scottish League XI | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Football career
Club
He played as a left half-back (comparable to a modern midfielder) and started his career at Paisley club Abercorn. He played for a couple more clubs before signing for Derby County. Whilst there he played in two losing FA Cup finals (1899 and 1903).[2] May made 179 league appearances for Derby, scoring 17 goals.[3]
He joined Rangers in May 1904 and went on to play 148 times in the Scottish Football League and Scottish Cup (16 goals)[4] however his spell at the club coincided almost exactly with a period when rivals Celtic were dominant, and May did not claim a winner's medal in either of the major competitions before he moved on to Morton in 1910.[5]
References
- SFL player John May, London Hearts Supporters Club
- Derby County: The Story of a football club (abridged sample, page 21), Anton Rippon, 2013, ISBN 978-0992677909
- John May at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- Rangers player May, John, FitbaStats
- [A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012
- John May at the Scottish Football Association
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