John McGlashan (footballer)

Scottish footballer and manager (1967–2018)

John McGlashanPersonal information

Full name|  John McGlashan[1]
Date of birth|  (1967-06-03)3 June 1967
Place of birth|  Dundee, Scotland
Date of death|  10 January 2018(2018-01-10) (aged 50)
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
|  Dundee Violet|  |
1988–1990|  Montrose|  68|  (10)
1990–1993|  Millwall|  16|  (0)
1992–1993|  → Fulham (loan)|  5|  (1)
1993|  → Cambridge United (loan)|  1|  (0)
1993–1994|  Peterborough United|  46|  (3)
1994–1997|  Rotherham United|  74|  (5)
1997–1998|  Dundee|  8|  (1)
1998|  → Arbroath (loan)|  14|  (2)
1998–2000|  Ross County|  33|  (10)
2000–2005|  Arbroath|  120|  (25)
2005|  Dundee Violet|  |
2005–2007|  Arbroath|  2|  (0)
Total|  |  387|  (57)
Managerial career
|  Millwall Lionesses
2005|  Dundee Violet
2005–2009|  Arbroath
2011–2014|  Tayport
2014|  Dundee Violet
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John McGlashan (3 June 1967 – 10 January 2018)[2] was a Scottish football player and manager.

## Playing career

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In a long professional career, he played for nine clubs.[3] He started his senior career in 1988 with Montrose, scoring some goals from a midfield position.[2] This earned him a £50,000 move to London club Millwall in 1990.[2] After loan spells with Fulham and Cambridge United, McGlashan moved to Peterborough United for £75,000 in 1993.[2] A year later McGlashan moved to Rotherham United, where he stayed for three years.[2] Whilst at Rotherham he was a part of the team that won the 1996 Football League Trophy Final.[4] McGlashan returned to Scottish football in the summer of 1997, signing for Dundee.[2] He made 11 appearances and scored two goals as Dundee won promotion to the Scottish Premier League in his first season with the club.[2] Manager Jocky Scott made many changes to the squad after the club was promoted, and McGlashan was loaned to Arbroath and then moved to Ross County.[2] He returned to Arbroath on a permanent basis in August 2000, and he made over 100 appearances in five years there.[2]

## Coaching career

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McGlashan had a spell as manager of Millwall Lionesses during his time in London.[5]

In the summer of 2005, McGlashan returned to Dundee Violet as player/manager.[2] His father, also John, had been captain of Dundee Violet.[6] In September 2005, Harry Cairney resigned as Arbroath manager and McGlashan was appointed as his replacement.[2][7] The following month McGlashan made himself his first signing, re–registering as a player despite missing most of the previous season with a back injury.[8] He made a further two league appearances for the club, over the next two seasons.[9] He managed Arbroath for four years before resigning in October 2009.[10]

McGlashan later managed Tayport and Dundee Violet.[2]

McGlashan died on 10 January 2018 after a battle with Motor Neurone Disease.[11]

## Honours

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Rotherham United

* Football League Trophy: 1995–96[12]

## References

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1. ^ "John McGlashan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "John McGlashan (1967-2018)". Dundee FC. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
3. ^ John McGlashan at Soccerbase
4. ^ "Rotherham's 1996 Auto Windscreens Shield winning side: Where are they now?". itsmillerstime.co.uk. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
5. ^ "Football: My fav things by Arbroath's John McGlashan". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
6. ^ Brown, John (24 June 2005). "Blether with Brown". Evening Telegraph (Dundee). Archived from the original on 3 October 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
7. ^ "McGlashan takes over at Arbroath". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
8. ^ Parks, Gordon. "Football: Arbroath gaffer John is ready to help on the field". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
9. ^ Brown, Neil. "John McGlashan". Post War English & Scottish Football League A-Z Player's Database. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
10. ^ "McGlashan's exit shocks Arbroath". BBC News. 19 October 2009.
11. ^ "Funeral details revealed for former Dundee footballer John McGlashan". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
12. ^ Wood, Greg (14 April 1996). "Familiar role for Jemson". The Independent. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

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Arbroath F.C. – managers

* B. McGlashan (1903–46)
* A. Anderson (1946–49)
* Cheyne (1949–55)
* Gray (1955–57)
* C. Anderson (1957–60)
* Prentice (1960–62)
* Henderson (1962–80)
* Stewart (1980–83)
* Fleming (1983–85)
* Bone (1985–87)
* Young (1987–90)
* Gibson (1990–91)
* Borthwick (1991)
* Lawson (1991–92)
* McGrain (1992–94)
* Scott (1994)
* Mackie & Park (1994–95)
* Brogan (1995–96)
* T. Campbell (1996–97)
* Baikie (1997–2000)
* Brownlie (2000–03)
* Kirk (2003–04)
* Cairney (2004–05)
* J. McGlashan (2005–09)
* Weir (2009–10)
* Sheerin (2010–14)
* Moore (2014–15)
* Lumsden (2015–16)
* R. Campbell (2016–23)
* McIntyre (2023–24)
* Gold and Hamilton (2024–)

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*[Gls]: League goals
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