Finlay Speedie

Finlay Speedie

Personal information
Full name	Finlay Ballantyne Speedie
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)
Position(s)	Inside Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Dumbarton
1900–1906	Rangers	98	(38)
1906–1908	Newcastle United	52	(13)
1908–1909	Oldham Athletic	15	(6)
1909	Bradford Park Avenue	5	(1)
1909–1914	Dumbarton
International career
1903	Scotland	3	(2)
1905	Scottish League XI	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 and Newcastle United in the 1900s. He was a versatile forward who was most at home at inside left.

Speedie began his career with his local club Dumbarton but joined Rangers in 1900. 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 and joined Newcastle United where he won the English First Division in 1906–07 in his first season. 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 spent five years at Boghead before retiring in 1914. He won the old Second Division title in 1911.

Speedie won three Scotland caps scoring two goals — all in 1903.

During the First World War he served with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and was awarded the Military Medal. He maintained his links with Dumbarton and coached the team in the 1930s.

Speedie died on 5 February 1953, aged 72.

Honours

Newcastle United

• Football League champions: 1906–07
• Charity Shield winners: 1907

References

Sources

• Finlay Speedie at the Scottish Football Association