Finlay Speedie

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Finlay Speedie

| fullname = Finlay Ballantyne Speedie{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scot-intres1910.html |title=Scotland - International Matches 1901-1910 |date=17 October 2019 |accessdate=2 March 2020 |first1=Alan |last1=Brown |first2=Gabriele |website=RSSSF |last2=Tossani}}

| birth_date = {{birth date|1880|8|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dumbarton, Scotland

| death_date = {{death date and age|1953|2|5|1880|8|18|df=y}}

| death_place = Dumbarton, Scotland

| position = Inside Forward

| youthclubs1 = Artizan

| youthyears1 =

| clubs1 = Clydebank Juniors

|clubs2 = Strathclyde

| manageryears1 =

| managerclubs1 = Dumbarton (trainer)

| nationalyears1= 1903

| nationalteam1= Scotland

| nationalcaps1= 3 | nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2= 1905

| nationalteam2= Scottish League XI{{Cite web|url=http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/finlayballantynespeedie.html|title = Finlay Ballantyne Speedie - Scotland Football League Record from 11 Mar 1905 to 11 Mar 1905 clubs - Rangers}}

| nationalcaps2= 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0

}}

Finlay Ballantyne Speedie (18 August 1880 – 5 February 1953) was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers, Newcastle United and Scotland in the 1900s. He was a versatile forward who was most at home at inside left.

Career

Speedie began his career with junior clubs Clydebank and Strathclyde (playing for both in different competitions) then joined Rangers in 1900. Playing under William Wilton he won two League championships, a Scottish Cup, two Glasgow Cups, a Charity Cup and the 1901 Glasgow Exhibition Cup.

He left Rangers in 1906 after a match against Celtic was played for his benefit[https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1906/1906081601.htm Football. {{!}} Rangers v. Celtic.] The Scotsman, 15 August 1906. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club and joined Newcastle United, where he won the English First Division in 1906–07 in his first season.[http://toon1892.com/detail_player.php?id=709&pn=1&cl=1 Finlay Ballantyne Speedie], Toon1892. Retrieved 16 March 2022 He stayed on Tyneside for another season before joining Oldham for a season and then moved to Bradford Park Avenue for a few months before eventually re-joining old club Dumbarton; he won the old Scottish Division Two title in 1911.[https://sonsarchive.co.uk/player.php?id=873 Finlay Speedie Player Profile], Sons Archive. Retrieved 16 March 2022

Speedie won three Scotland caps, scoring two goals — all in 1903.{{cite book | last = Mitchell | first = Andy | url=https://www.scottishsporthistory.com/the-men-who-made-scotland.html |title = The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939 | publisher = Amazon | year = 2021 | isbn=9798513846642}}

During the First World War he served with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and was awarded the Military Medal.{{Cite web |url=http://www.newmp.org.uk/article.php?categoryid=100&articleid=1421&displayorder=63 |title=North East War Memorials Project – Regional Content |website=www.newmp.org.uk |access-date=28 October 2019}} He maintained his links with Dumbarton and coached the team in the 1930s. His brother Willie had also played for the club[https://sonsarchive.co.uk/player.php?id=5655 Willie Speedie Player Profile], Sons Archive. Retrieved 16 March 2022 (as well as for Third Lanark), and his nephew Bob (son of Willie, and nephew and cousin respectively of footballers Bob Ferrier of Sheffield Wednesday and Bob Ferrier Jr. of Motherwell) was a Sons player in the late 1930s.[https://sonsarchive.co.uk/player.php?id=5325 Robert Speedie Player Profile], Sons Archive. Retrieved 16 March 2022{{cite magazine|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|author=John Litster|magazine=Scottish Football Historian magazine|date=October 2012}}