George McLachlan
George Hardie McLachlan (21 September 1901 – September 1964) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager. He played for a number of amateur sides as a youth but began his professional career with Clyde in the Scottish Football League. He signed for Football League First Division side Cardiff City in 1925 for a fee of £2,000. He made more than 150 appearances for the side over four seasons in all competitions and was part of the team that won the 1927 FA Cup Final.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Hardie McLachlan | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1901 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | September 1964 (aged 62–63) | ||
| Place of death | Branford, Connecticut, United States | ||
| Position(s) |
Outside left Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Crosshill Amateurs | |||
| Parkhead | |||
| Rutherglen Glencairn | |||
| 1921–1922 | Queen's Park | ||
| 1922 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1922–1925 | Clyde | 62 | (16) |
| 1923–1924 | → King's Park (loan) | 42 | (3) |
| 1925–1929 | Cardiff City | 140 | (22) |
| 1929–1933 | Manchester United | 110 | (4) |
| 1933–1934 | Chester | 29 | (7) |
| 1934–1935 | Le Havre | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1934–1935 | Le Havre | ||
| 1935–1937 | Queen of the South | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In 1929, he was sold to Manchester United where he was later appointed club captain. He later played for Chester in 1933 before being appointed manager of French side Le Havre in 1934, where he also briefly played. He returned to Scotland in 1935, becoming manager of Queen of the South. He spent two seasons in charge of the side and also led the team on a 1936 overseas tour of France. He left the club in March 1937 and took up employment as a draughtsman before emigrating to the United States.