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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.

Finlay Speedie

Personal information
Full name	Finlay Ballantyne Speedie[1]
Date of birth	(1880-08-18)18 August 1880
Place of birth	Dumbarton, Scotland
Date of death	5 February 1953(1953-02-05) (aged 72)
Place of death	Dumbarton, Scotland[2]
Position(s)	Inside Forward
Youth career
	Artizan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Clydebank Juniors
	Strathclyde
1900–1906	Rangers	98	(38)
1906–1908	Newcastle United	52	(13)
1908–1909	Oldham Athletic	15	(6)
1909	Bradford Park Avenue	5	(1)
1909–1915	Dumbarton	100	(27)
1918–1920	Dumbarton	3	(0)
National team
1903	Scotland	3	(2)
1905	Scottish League XI[3]	1	(0)
Teams managed
	Dumbarton (trainer)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Speedie began his career with junior clubs Clydebank and Strathclyde (playing for both in different competitions) then joined Rangers in 1900.[2] 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[4] and joined Newcastle United, where he won the English First Division in 1906–07 in his first season.[5] 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.[6]

Speedie won three Scotland caps, scoring two goals — all in 1903.[2]

During the First World War he served with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and was awarded the Military Medal.[7] He maintained his links with Dumbarton and coached the team in the 1930s. His brother Willie had also played for the club[8] (as well as for Third Lanark),[2][9] 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.[10][2][9]

Speedie died on 5 February 1953, aged 72.

Honours

Newcastle United

• Football League champions: 1906–07
• Sheriff of London Charity Shield: 1907
• FA Cup: Runner-up 1908

References

External links

• Finlay Speedie at the Scottish Football Association

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