David "Davie" Ditchburn Meiklejohn (12 December 1900 – 22 August 1959) was a Scottish professional footballer most famous for his time with Scottish club Rangers.

Club career

Born in Govan, Glasgow, Meiklejohn joined Rangers from junior club Maryhill F.C. in 1919 and spent the rest of his playing days with the Ibrox club.

He played 563 games, scoring 46 goals and winning 12 League Championships and 5 Scottish Cups. On 5 September 1931, he captained the Rangers side in the Old Firm game which saw the Celtic goalkeeper John Thomson accidentally killed contesting for a ball with Rangers' Sam English. Meiklejohn is credited with having realised the seriousness of the situation and gestured to calm the home support whilst the injured Thomson was being attended to.

International career

He was capped 15 times by Scotland during an 11 year international career. He also scored 3 times and captained the side six times. He made his debut against against Wales.

After retirment

Meiklejohn retired from football in 1936 and took a job with the Daily Record newspaper.

Management

In 1947 he became manager of Partick Thistle.

Death

His death was sudden when, at the age of just 58, he collapsed in the director's box at Broomfield.

Honours

On 15 November 2009 he was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame.

References

1. Eight more Scots greats enter Hall of Fame The Scotsman, 16 November 2009

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