Johnny Darroch

John Darroch (28 January 1871 – 24 November 1949), sometimes known as Johnny Darroch, Joe Darroch or Jack Darroch,^[4] was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back for a number of clubs in the Football League and Scottish League.

Johnny Darroch

Personal information
Full name	John Darroch[1]
Date of birth	28 January 1871[2]
Place of birth	Bonhill, Scotland[2]
Date of death	24 November 1949(1949-11-24) (aged 78)[3]
Place of death	Dundee, Scotland[3]
Height	5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[2]
Position	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Dumbarton
0000–1890	Renton
1890–1892	Vale of Leven	7	(0)
1892–1893	The Wednesday	16	(0)
1894–1896	Dundee	36	(0)
1896–1901	Bury	143	(1)
1901–1902	Blackburn Rovers	17	(0)
1902–1910	Dundee	39	(0)
1910–1911	Dundee Hibernian	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

A full back, Darroch played in the Football League for The Wednesday, Bury and Blackburn Rovers and was a part of Bury's 1899–1900 FA Cup-winning team.^[1][5] He also played in the Scottish League for Dundee and Vale of Leven.^[3] Darroch joined Dundee Hibernian at the beginning of the 1910–11 season, but made no competitive appearances and was released in April 1911.^[6] During the First World War he played for Dainty's XI, a charity team organised by his former Dundee teammate Herbert Dainty.^[7]

Personal life

Between the end of his football career and his death in 1949, Darroch emigrated to the United States.^[2] At the time of his death in November 1949, he was living in Dundee.^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vale of Leven	1890–91[3]	Scottish League	2	0	0	0	2	0
	1891–92[3]		5	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	7	0
The Wednesday	1892–93[8]	First Division	12	0	2	0	14	0
	1893–94[8]		4	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		16	0	2	0	18	0
Dundee	1894–95[4]	Scottish Division One	18	0	6	0	24	0
	1895–96[4]		18	0	2	0	20	0
	Total		36	0	8	0	44	0
Blackburn Rovers	1901–02[2]	First Division	17	0	1	0	18	0
Dundee	1902–03[4]	Scottish Division One	22	0	6	0	28	0
	1903–04[4]		8	0	2	0	10	0
	1904–05[4]		1	0	0	0	1	0
	1905–06[4]		8	0	0	0	8	0
	Total		75	0	16	0	91	0
Career total			115	0	19	0	134	0

Honours

Bury

• FA Cup: 1899–1900^[5]