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[[File:ValeCupwinners1877 (Ferguson).jpg|thumb|Ferguson in 1877]]<br />
'''John Ferguson''' (22 June 1848 – 6 September 1929) was a Scottish [[association football|footballer]] who played for [[Vale of Leven F.C.|Vale of Leven]] and the [[Scotland national football team|Scotland national team]] in the very early days of Scottish football in the 1870s.<br />
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Previously a noted [[shinty]] player and [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]], Ferguson joined Vale of Leven in 1872. He played as a forward for their great team which won the [[Scottish Cup]] three times in 1877, 1878 and 1879. In 1878, after doing so, they travelled down to England and beat [[Wanderers F.C.]], the [[FA Cup]] winners, 3–1. Although an important game in a way, the match was not advertised, and they had not decided beforehand whether to use the Scottish or English [[throw-in]] rule.<br />
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He played for Scotland six times (three times each against [[England national football team|England]] and [[Wales national football team|Wales]]) and scored a total of five goals.<br />
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In later years he ran a pub in [[Kilmarnock]].<br />
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==References==<br />
*''The Old Vale and its Memories''<br />
*''Rothman's Football Yearbook''<br />
*Cavallini ''The Wanderers F.C.''<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{SFA profile}}<br />
*[http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/johnferguson.html London Hearts profile]<br />
*[http://www.valeofleven.org.uk/football04.html article] on the Vale team including a photo of him<br />
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[[Category:Scotland men's international footballers]]<br />
[[Category:Footballers from Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire]]<br />
[[Category:Vale of Leven F.C. players]]<br />
[[Category:Men's association football wingers]]<br />
[[Category:Scottish men's footballers]]<br />
[[Category:19th-century Scottish sportsmen]]<br />
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