John Millsopp

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John Millsopp
Personal information
Date of birth (1930-07-17)17 July 1930
Place of birth Cambuslang, Scotland
Date of death 17 September 1952(1952-09-17) (aged 22)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Blantyre Celtic
1947–1950 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1952 Celtic 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John 'Jackie' Millsopp (17 July 1930 – 17 September 1952) was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic.[1][2]

Career and death[edit]

Having joined as a youth player from Junior club Blantyre Celtic three years earlier, Millsopp made his debut for Celtic in a Glasgow Cup tie against Queens Park in September 1950.[2]

Capable of playing in several positions, by 1952 he was establishing himself in the Celtic side when he suffered a burst appendix; he died in hospital from complications shortly afterwards at the age of 22.[3]

Players from Celtic and Old Firm rivals Rangers were among a large crowd of mourners who attended the funeral in Millsopp's home town of Cambuslang, which took place on the morning of a match between the teams on 20 September 1952.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ John Millsopp at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  2. ^ a b "Celtic player John Millsopp profile". Fitbastats. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. ^ "The era when a young footballer's funeral took place hours before an Old Firm game". The Scotsman. 4 January 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  4. ^ "John Millsopp (profile and contemporary newspaper scans)". The Celtic Wiki. Retrieved 2 December 2017.


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