Richard Finlay

{{for|the historian|Richard J. Finlay}}

{{short description|Scottish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2017}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Richard Finlay

| fullname = Richard Vary Kirkman Finlay

| birth_date = 12 May 1883

| birth_place = Helensburgh, Scotland

| death_date = {{death date and age |1948|2|17|1883|5|12|df=y}}

| death_place = Surrey, England

| position = Inside forward

| years1 = 1906–1910

| clubs1 = Queen's Park

| caps1 = 22

| goals1 = 3

}}

Richard Vary Kirkman Finlay (12 May 1883 – 17 February 1948) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as an inside forward in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.{{Cite web |title=Finlay, Richard Vary Kirkman |url=http://www.qpfc.com/appearances/f/findlayrv.htm |access-date=22 October 2016 |website=QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website}}

Personal life

Finlay served as a lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the First World War.{{Cite web |title=The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 2 |url=https://queensparkfc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Appendix-2.pdf |access-date=22 October 2016 |page=5}}

Career statistics

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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |Scottish Cup

! colspan="2" |Other

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="2" |Queen's Park

|1906–07

| rowspan="2" |Scottish First Division

|14

|2

|0

|0

|1Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup

|0

|15

|2

1907–08

|8

|1

|0

|0

|1Appearance in Glasgow Cup

|0

|9

|1

colspan="3" |Career total

!22

!3

!0

!0

!2

!0

!24

!3

References