About John Rankin
John Rankin was an association football player.
John Rankin was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right for Third Lanark and Airdrieonians.
In seven active seasons with Thirds (he made no appearances at all in the 1914–15 season, possibly due to commitments relating to World War I), and two Charity Cup finals, but finished on the losing side on each occasion. In 1911 Rankin was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI and took part in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots international trial. He then represented the Glasgow FA in their annual challenge match against Sheffield the following year .
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· DBpedia: John Rankin (1910s footballer)
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