About John McMaster
Lived 1893 – 1954 (aged 61). John McMaster was an association football player and military personnel.
John McMaster (4 January 1893 – 27 December 1954) was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic and Queen of the South, as a left half or centre half. He won the Scottish Football League title with Celtic in the 1913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16 and 1921–22 seasons, the Scottish Cup in 1914, two Glasgow Cups and three Charity Cups.
He also fought in World War I serving with the Royal Army Service Corps, and was wounded in France in 1918. He was selected for the British Army football team in a 1917 fundraising match, and had played in the Glasgow FA's annual challenge match against Sheffield in 1914, but received no further representative honours.
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Who was John McMaster?
(1893-1954)
When was John McMaster born?
John McMaster was born on 4 January 1893 in Port Glasgow.
When did John McMaster die?
John McMaster died on 27 December 1954 in Greenock.
What was John McMaster's occupation?
John McMaster was an association football player and military personnel.
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· DBpedia: John McMaster (footballer, born 1893)
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