Johnnie Rankin

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| name= Johnnie Rankin

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| fullname= John Paterson Rankin

| height= 5ft 8+1/2in

| position= Inside forward

| birth_date= 10 May 1901

| birth_place= Coatbridge, Scotland

| death_date= {{death date and age|1952|09|24|1901|05|10|df=y}}

| death_place= Glasgow, Scotland

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| youthclubs1=

| years1= –

| clubs1= Bellshill Athletic

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| years2= 1922–1924

| clubs2= Hamilton Academical

| caps2= 40 | goals2= 3

| years3= 1923

| clubs3= → Ayr United (loan)

| caps3= 0 | goals3= 0

| years4 = 1923

| clubs4= → Mid-Annandale (loan)

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| years5= 1924

| clubs5= Doncaster Rovers

| caps5= 6 | goals5= 0

| years6= 1924–1925

| clubs6= Bradford City

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| years7= 1925

| clubs7= Dundee

| caps7= 13 | goals7= 1

| years8= 1925–1930

| clubs8= Charlton Athletic

| caps8= 187 | goals8= 34

| years9= 1930–1934

| clubs9= Chelsea

| caps9= 62 | goals9= 9

| years10= 1934–1936

| clubs10= Notts County

| caps10= 25 | goals10= 2

| years11= 1936–1937

| clubs11= Burton Town

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John Paterson Rankin (10 May 1901 – 24 September 1952) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward for clubs including Hamilton Academical,[https://sites.google.com/site/hamiltonacademicalmemorybank/players/rankin-john-1922 Rankin, John (1922)], Hamilton Academical Memory Bank Dundee, Charlton Athletic,[https://web.archive.org/web/20210202080331/https://intothevalley.proboards.com/thread/25167/season-1925-26 Season 1925-26], Into The Valley {{!}} Charlton Athletic Historical Stats (archived version, 2 February 2021) Chelsea[https://www.stamford-bridge.com/player.php?id=460&surname=Rankin&firstname=Johnnie Chelsea FC Player Profile: Johnnie Rankin], Stamford-Bridge.com and Notts County.{{cite journal|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|author=John Litster|publisher=Scottish Football Historian magazine|date=October 2012}} He played on the losing side in the 1925 Scottish Cup Final while with Dundee[http://www.thecelticwiki.com/m/page/1925-04-11%3A+Celtic+2-1+Dundee%2C+Scottish+Cup+Final Scottish Cup Final {{!}} Celtic Win Trophy For Eleventh Time], Glasgow Herald, 13 April 1925, via The Celtic Wiki and won the Football League Third Division South title in 1928–29 with Charlton,[https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/rankin-johnnie-image-1-notts-county-1934/ Rankin Johnnie Image 1 Notts County 1934], Vintage Footballers prior to playing in the English top flight with Chelsea where he featured regularly during the 1931–32 and 1932–33 campaigns.[http://www.doingthe92.com/display_player.asp?step=61&ID=6&pid=56845&ptag=Johnnie_Rankin Johnnie Rankin], Doing the 92