MADDEN, JOHN 2 caps (for Scotland)
b Dumbarton 11.6.1863 d Prague 17.4.1948
Clubs
Dumbarton A
Dumbarton Hibernian
Dumbarton 1886-87
Gainsborough Town 1887-88
Grimsby Town
Celtic 1888-89
Dumbarton
Celtic 1889-90
1890-91 17 app 4 goals
1891-92 11 app 7 goals
Sheffield Wednesday
Celtic 1892-93 14 app 5 goals
1893-94 15 app 5 goals
1894-95 14 app 9 goals
1895-96 12 app 3 goals
1896-97 8 app
Dundee 1897-98 4 app
Tottenham Hotspur 1897-98 2 app in Southern League
From what i can gather he was better known as Jake.
Another (older) resource lists his dob as 11.6.1865.
A small biography of him
2 caps v Wales he scored 4 goals in his Scottish debut on Sat 18 March 1893 at the Racecourse ground and another goal in his only other appearance for Scotland again at the Racecourse (Wrexham) v Wales.
One of the first players to go to Europe : to the Slavia club in Prague and was still coaching there in the 1930's.
Club Honours Dumbarton Scottish Cup Finalist 1887
Celtic League Champions 1893,1894,1896
Scottish Cup Winner 1892 (1st game only) Finalist 1893,1894
Centre Forward with much experience at Outside Right too. Neat and Clever in action and extremely dangerous when, by the early 1890's, an early inclination to indifferent finishing had been rectified. Not very big.
I would be interested to see any photos you have of him in football dress or in a team.