Bert MacLachlan

Albert James MacLachlan (18 February 1892 – 1956) was a Scottish professional football defender who played for Aston Villa, Aberdeen and Heart of Midlothian.^[2]

Bert MacLachlan

Personal information
Full name	Albert James MacLachlan
Date of birth	(1892-02-18)18 February 1892
Place of birth	Kirkcudbright, Scotland
Date of death	1956 (aged 63–64)
Place of death	Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	St Cuthbert Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1913–1914	Aston Villa	3	(0)
1914–1927	Aberdeen	315	(16)
1927–1929	Heart of Midlothian	0	(0)
1929	Airdrieonians	2	(0)
1929–1939	Elgin City
International career
1920	Scottish League XI[1]	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

MacLachlan joined Aston Villa from St Cuthbert Wanderers in 1913, but played only three games for the English club.^[3] He moved to Aberdeen in 1914, where he was appointed captain in 1919 having served as a gunner during World War I.^[4] He left Aberdeen for Heart of Midlothian in 1927, and died in 1956.

His brothers Fred and John were also footballers.^[4][2]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club[5][6]	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aston Villa	1913-14	First Division	3	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	3	0
Aberdeen	1914-15	Scottish Division One	36	4	-		36	4
	1915-16		25	1			25	1
	1916-17		1	0			1	0
	1917-18	Aberdeen Dropped Out of Competitive Football due to WW1
	1918-19
	1919-20	Scottish Division One	30	2	4	0	34	2
	1920-21		25	1	4	0	29	1
	1921-22		39	0	7	0	46	0
	1922-23		32	1	4	0	36	1
	1923-24		38	1	7	0	45	1
	1924-25		35	0	6	0	41	0
	1925-26		30	1	8	0	38	1
	1926-27		24	5	3	0	27	0
	Total		315	16	43	0	361	16
Hearts	1926-27	Scottish Division One	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1927-28		0	0	0	0	0	0
	1928-29		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0
Airdrieonians	1929-30	Scottish Division One	2	0	-	-	2	0
	Total		2	0	-	-	2+	0+
Elgin City	1929-1939	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Total		-	-	-	-	-	-
Career total			319+	16+	43+	0+	365+	16+