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{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Finlay Speedie
| name = Finlay Speedie
| fullname = Finlay Ballantyne Speedie<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/scot-intres1910.html |title=Scotland - International Matches 1901-1910 |website= |publisher=RSSSF |date=17 October 2019 |accessdate=2 March 2020 |first1=Alan |last1=Brown |first2=Gabriele |last2=Tossani}}</ref>
| fullname = Finlay Ballantyne Speedie<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scot-intres1910.html |title=Scotland - International Matches 1901-1910 |date=17 October 2019 |accessdate=2 March 2020 |first1=Alan |last1=Brown |first2=Gabriele |website=[[RSSSF]] |last2=Tossani}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date|1880|8|18|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1880|8|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Dumbarton]], Scotland
| birth_place = [[Dumbarton]], Scotland
| death_date = {{death date and age|1953|2|5|1880|8|18|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1953|2|5|1880|8|18|df=y}}
| death_place =
| death_place = Dumbarton, Scotland<ref name="Men Who Made"/>
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Inside Forward]]
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Inside Forward]]
| youthclubs1 = Clydebank Juniors
| youthclubs1 = Artizan
| youthyears1 =
| youthyears1 =
| years1 = | years2 = 1900–1906 | years3 = 1906–1908 | years4 = 1908–1909 | years5 = 1909 | years6 =1909–1920
| years1 = | years2 = |years3 = 1900–1906 | years4 = 1906–1908 | years5 = 1908–1909 | years6 = 1909 | years7 =1909–1915| years8 =1918–1920
| clubs1 = [[Clydebank Juniors F.C.|Clydebank Juniors]]
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| clubs1 = [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]] | clubs2 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] | clubs3 = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] | clubs4 = [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] | clubs5 = [[Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]] | clubs6 =[[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]]
|clubs2 = [[Strathclyde F.C.|Strathclyde]]
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| caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = 98 | goals2 = 38 | caps3 = 52 | goals3 = 13 | caps4 = 15 | goals4 = 6 | caps5 = 5 | goals5 = 1| caps6 = 105| goals6 = 27
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| clubs3 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] | clubs4 = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] | clubs5 = [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] | clubs6 = [[Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]] | clubs7 =[[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]]| clubs8 =[[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]]
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| caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = | goals2= | caps3= 98 | goals3 = 38 | caps4 = 52 | goals4 = 13 | caps5= 15 | goals5 = 6 | caps6= 5 | goals6 = 1| caps7 = 100| goals7 = 27 |caps8 = 3| goals8 = 0
| manageryears1 =
| manageryears1 =
| managerclubs1 = [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]] (trainer)
| managerclubs1 = [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]] (trainer)
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| nationalcaps1= 3 | nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalcaps1= 3 | nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2= 1905
| nationalyears2= 1905
| nationalteam2= [[Scottish League XI]]<ref>http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/finlayballantynespeedie.html</ref>
| nationalteam2= [[Scottish League XI]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/finlayballantynespeedie.html|title = Finlay Ballantyne Speedie - Scotland Football League Record from 11 Mar 1905 to 11 Mar 1905 clubs - Rangers}}</ref>
| nationalcaps2= 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalcaps2= 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0
}}
}}
'''Finlay Ballantyne Speedie''' (18 August 1880 – 5 February 1953) was a Scottish [[association football|footballer]] who played for [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] and [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] in the 1900s. He was a versatile forward who was most at home at [[inside left]].
'''Finlay Ballantyne Speedie''' (18 August 1880 – 5 February 1953) was a Scottish [[association football|footballer]] who played for [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] and [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] in the 1900s. He was a versatile forward who was most at home at [[inside left]].


==Career==
==Career==
Speedie began his career with his local club [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]] but joined [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in 1900. Playing under [[William Wilton]] he won two [[Scottish Premier League|League championships]], a [[Scottish Cup]], two Glasgow Cups, a Charity Cup and the 1901 Glasgow Exhibition Cup.
Speedie began his career with [[Scottish Junior Football Association|junior]] clubs [[Clydebank Juniors F.C.|Clydebank]] and [[Strathclyde F.C.|Strathclyde]] (playing for both in different competitions) then joined [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in 1900.<ref name="Men Who Made"/> Playing under [[William Wilton]] he won two [[Scottish Football League|League championships]], a [[Scottish Cup]], two [[Glasgow Cup]]s, a [[Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup|Charity Cup]] and the [[Glasgow International Exhibition Cup|1901 Glasgow Exhibition Cup]].


He left [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in 1906 and joined [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] where he won the [[Football League First Division|English First Division]] in [[1906-07 in English football|1906–07]] in his first season. He stayed on Tyneside for another season before joining [[Oldham Athletic F.C.|Oldham]] for a season and then moved to [[Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]] for a few months before eventually re-joining old club [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]]. He won the old [[Scottish First Division|Second Division]] title in 1911.
He left Rangers in 1906 after a match against [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] was played for his benefit<ref>[https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1906/1906081601.htm Football. {{!}} Rangers v. Celtic.] The Scotsman, 15 August 1906. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club </ref> and joined [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], where he won the [[Football League First Division|English First Division]] in [[1906–07 in English football|1906–07]] in his first season.<ref>[http://toon1892.com/detail_player.php?id=709&pn=1&cl=1 Finlay Ballantyne Speedie], Toon1892. Retrieved 16 March 2022</ref> He stayed on [[Tyneside]] for another season before joining [[Oldham Athletic F.C.|Oldham]] for a season and then moved to [[Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]] for a few months before eventually re-joining old club [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]]; he won the old [[Scottish Division Two]] title in 1911.<ref>[https://sonsarchive.co.uk/player.php?id=873 Finlay Speedie Player Profile], Sons Archive. Retrieved 16 March 2022</ref>


Speedie won three [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] [[cap (sport)|caps]] scoring two goals — all in 1903.
Speedie won three [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] [[cap (sport)|caps]], scoring two goals — all in 1903.<ref name="Men Who Made">{{cite book | last = Mitchell | first = Andy | url=https://www.scottishsporthistory.com/the-men-who-made-scotland.html |title = The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939 | publisher = Amazon | year = 2021 | isbn=9798513846642}}</ref>


During the [[First World War]] he served with the [[Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders]] and was awarded the [[Military Medal]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newmp.org.uk/article.php?categoryid=100&articleid=1421&displayorder=63 |title=North East War Memorials Project – Regional Content |website=www.newmp.org.uk |access-date=28 October 2019}}</ref> He maintained his links with Dumbarton and coached the team in the 1930s.
During the [[First World War]] he served with the [[Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders]] and was awarded the [[Military Medal]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newmp.org.uk/article.php?categoryid=100&articleid=1421&displayorder=63 |title=North East War Memorials Project – Regional Content |website=www.newmp.org.uk |access-date=28 October 2019}}</ref> He maintained his links with Dumbarton and coached the team in the 1930s. His brother Willie had also played for the club<ref>[https://sonsarchive.co.uk/player.php?id=5655 Willie Speedie Player Profile], Sons Archive. Retrieved 16 March 2022</ref> (as well as for [[Third Lanark A.C.|Third Lanark]]),<ref name="Men Who Made"/><ref name="litsterprewar"/> and his nephew Bob (son of Willie, and nephew and cousin respectively of footballers [[Bob Ferrier (Scottish footballer)|Bob Ferrier]] of [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] and [[Bob Ferrier (English footballer)|Bob Ferrier Jr.]] of [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]) was a ''Sons'' player in the late 1930s.<ref>[https://sonsarchive.co.uk/player.php?id=5325 Robert Speedie Player Profile], Sons Archive. Retrieved 16 March 2022</ref><ref name="Men Who Made"/><ref name="litsterprewar">{{cite magazine|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|author=John Litster|magazine=Scottish Football Historian magazine|date=October 2012}}</ref>


Speedie died on 5 February 1953, aged 72.
Speedie died on 5 February 1953, aged 72.
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;Newcastle United
;Newcastle United
*[[Football League]] champions: [[1906–07 in English football|1906–07]]
*[[Football League]] champions: [[1906–07 in English football|1906–07]]
*[[FA Community Shield|FA Charity Shield]] (1): 1907
*[[Sheriff of London Charity Shield]]: 1907
*[[FA Cup]]: Runner-up [[1908 FA Cup Final|1908]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Dumbarton]]
[[Category:Military personnel from West Dunbartonshire]]
[[Category:Scottish footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Dumbarton]]
[[Category:Association football inside forwards]]
[[Category:Scottish men's footballers]]
[[Category:Scotland international footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football inside forwards]]
[[Category:Scotland men's international footballers]]
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[[Category:Strathclyde F.C. players]]
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[[Category:Recipients of the Military Medal]]
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[[Category:Scottish Football League representative players]]
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[[Category:Place of death missing]]
[[Category:Dumbarton F.C. non-playing staff]]
[[Category:Scottish football coaches]]

Latest revision as of 00:24, 16 November 2024

Finlay Speedie
Personal information
Full name Finlay Ballantyne Speedie[1]
Date of birth (1880-08-18)18 August 1880
Place of birth Dumbarton, Scotland
Date of death 5 February 1953(1953-02-05) (aged 72)
Place of death Dumbarton, Scotland[2]
Position(s) Inside Forward
Youth career
Artizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Clydebank Juniors
Strathclyde
1900–1906 Rangers 98 (38)
1906–1908 Newcastle United 52 (13)
1908–1909 Oldham Athletic 15 (6)
1909 Bradford Park Avenue 5 (1)
1909–1915 Dumbarton 100 (27)
1918–1920 Dumbarton 3 (0)
International career
1903 Scotland 3 (2)
1905 Scottish League XI[3] 1 (0)
Managerial career
Dumbarton (trainer)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Finlay Ballantyne Speedie (18 August 1880 – 5 February 1953) was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers, Newcastle United and Scotland in the 1900s. He was a versatile forward who was most at home at inside left.

Career

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Speedie began his career with junior clubs Clydebank and Strathclyde (playing for both in different competitions) then joined Rangers in 1900.[2] Playing under William Wilton he won two League championships, a Scottish Cup, two Glasgow Cups, a Charity Cup and the 1901 Glasgow Exhibition Cup.

He left Rangers in 1906 after a match against Celtic was played for his benefit[4] and joined Newcastle United, where he won the English First Division in 1906–07 in his first season.[5] He stayed on Tyneside for another season before joining Oldham for a season and then moved to Bradford Park Avenue for a few months before eventually re-joining old club Dumbarton; he won the old Scottish Division Two title in 1911.[6]

Speedie won three Scotland caps, scoring two goals — all in 1903.[2]

During the First World War he served with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and was awarded the Military Medal.[7] He maintained his links with Dumbarton and coached the team in the 1930s. His brother Willie had also played for the club[8] (as well as for Third Lanark),[2][9] and his nephew Bob (son of Willie, and nephew and cousin respectively of footballers Bob Ferrier of Sheffield Wednesday and Bob Ferrier Jr. of Motherwell) was a Sons player in the late 1930s.[10][2][9]

Speedie died on 5 February 1953, aged 72.

Honours

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Newcastle United

References

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  1. ^ Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (17 October 2019). "Scotland - International Matches 1901-1910". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
  3. ^ "Finlay Ballantyne Speedie - Scotland Football League Record from 11 Mar 1905 to 11 Mar 1905 clubs - Rangers".
  4. ^ Football. | Rangers v. Celtic. The Scotsman, 15 August 1906. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
  5. ^ Finlay Ballantyne Speedie, Toon1892. Retrieved 16 March 2022
  6. ^ Finlay Speedie Player Profile, Sons Archive. Retrieved 16 March 2022
  7. ^ "North East War Memorials Project – Regional Content". www.newmp.org.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  8. ^ Willie Speedie Player Profile, Sons Archive. Retrieved 16 March 2022
  9. ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
  10. ^ Robert Speedie Player Profile, Sons Archive. Retrieved 16 March 2022
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