Place of birth Govan, Scotland Role Footballer Name David Meiklejohn | –1919 Maryhill Place of death Airdrie, Scotland | |
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Full name David Ditchburn Meiklejohn Date of birth (1900-12-12)12 December 1900 Date of death 22 August 1959(1959-08-22) (aged 58) Died August 22, 1959, Airdrie, United Kingdom | ||
David Ditchburn Meiklejohn (12 December 1900 – 22 August 1959) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Rangers and Scotland during the 1920s and 1930s. He later managed Partick Thistle for 12 years.
Career
Born in Govan, Glasgow, Meiklejohn joined Rangers from junior club Maryhill in 1919 and spent the rest of his playing days with the Ibrox club.
He played 563 games, scoring 46 goals and winning 12 Scottish league championships and five Scottish Cups. On 5 September 1931, he captained the Rangers side in the Old Firm game which saw the Celtic goalkeeper John Thomson accidentally killed contesting for a ball with Rangers' Sam English. Meiklejohn was credited with having realised the seriousness of the situation and gestured to calm the home support whilst the injured Thomson was being attended to.
He was capped 15 times by Scotland during an 11-year international career. He also scored 3 times and captained the side six times. He made his debut against Wales. Meiklejohn also represented the Scottish League XI six times.
Meiklejohn retired from football in 1936 and took a job with the Daily Record newspaper. In 1947 he became manager of Partick Thistle.
He collapsed and died, aged 58, in the director's box at Broomfield Park, home of Airdrieonians. On 15 November 2009 he was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame.