Gilbert Rankin

Gilbert Rankin
Personal information
Full name	Gilbert Rankin
Date of birth	20 March 1870
Place of birth	Alexandria, Scotland
Date of death	28 November 1927 (aged 57)
Place of death	Hornsey, England
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1887–1892	Vale of Leven
1892–1893	Renton
1893–1895	Vale of Leven
International career
1890–1891	Scotland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gilbert Rankin (20 March 1870 – 28 November 1927) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward.

Career

Born in Alexandria, Rankin played club football locally for Vale of Leven (featuring on the losing side in the 1890 Scottish Cup Final) and Renton,^[2] but quit the game aged 25, later moving to England.^[1] He scored three times in two appearances for Scotland, with a hat-trick on his debut against Ireland in 1890.^[3]^[4]^[a]

^ Most sources state he scored two goals,^[5]^[6] with the other given to John McPherson, but contemporary reports state that Rankin scored all three.^[3]^[4]

^ ^a ^b Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ ^a ^b Scotland v. Ireland. The Scotsman, 31 March 1890, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
^ ^a ^b Another Injustice to Ireland. The Scottish Referee, 31 March 1890, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
^ "[Scotland player] Gilbert Rankin". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 242.