Every Falkirk fan should fall to his knees upon reading this, Jock Anderson was the guiding light on the field. Signed from Heart of Midlothian [I won't hold that against him] but originally from Perth, Jock fitted the bill for the spot as Captain.
Fans of other clubs will dismiss this as nonsense, but Anderson took us from 2nd Division Team to Cup Winners. A nasty knee injury forced him to retire just before the Cup Final, but by then he had already done his job.
John Anderson
b c1882, Wester
Fowlis, Perthshire
d 11th May 1942, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
d 11th May 1942, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
Debut
– Wednesday August 16th
1905 v Cowdenbeath (A) Friendly
League
Debut – Saturday August 19th
1905 v Port Glasgow Athletic (A) Scottish League Division 1
Positions
– Centre-Half
Representative
Honours – Scottish
League v Irish League
1911/12
Club
Honours – Scottish
League Division 1 RU
1907/08, 1909/10, North-Eastern
Cup W 1911/12, RU
1910/11, Dunedin
Cup RU 1910/11, Dewar
Shield W 1905/06,
Stirlingshire Cup
W 1905/06, Stirlingshire
Consolation Cup W
1906/07, Falkirk
Infirmary Shield W
1905/06, 1906/07, 1907/08, 1908/09
Scottish
League Division 1 Matches/Goals [211/6]
Scottish
Cup Matches/Goals [12/1]
Minor
League Matches/Goals [6/-]
Minor
Cup Matches/Goals [43/2]
Other Matches/Goals [26/1]
Total Matches/Goals [298/10]
Known
Career – Dunfermline
Athletic Juniors,
Dunfermline Athletic [1900/01], Heart of Midlothian
[1901/02-1904/05], Falkirk
[1905/06-1912/13]
Played
for Team 'B' v Team 'A', League International Trial at Glasgow, 16th
February 1910
Played
for White v Blue, Stirlingshire FA Benefit Match at Brockville Pk,
Falkirk, 27th
April 1910