Player Details

Full Name: John McPhee
Normal Position: Defender
Born: 21/11/1937 (Motherwell)
Died: 04/01/2015 (Hambleton, Fylde)

McPhee signed for the Sandgrounders in 1971 as one of Jimmy Meadows first signings, displacing club legend Arthur Peat from his usual playing position. He was an outstanding player and captain and became an integral part of the 1972-73 Fourth Division Championship winning side, lifting the trophy as skipper before retiring from the game at the end of that season to concentrate on his Sheraton Hotel on Blackpool’s North Shore.

John played for Motherwell, Blackpool, Barnsley and Southport making 91 appearances in all competitions for the sandgrounders, scoring once. Twice named Blackpool’s Player of the Year he spent 8 years at at Bloomfield Road and also 7 years with Motherwell.

Liverpool Echo – Thursday 03 May 1973
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Season	Date	From	To	Value
1971/1972	25/06/1971	BARNSLEY	Southport
1972/1973	30/05/1973	Southport	UNATTACHED	Retired

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Statistics include the following competitions
Cambrian Cup, Conference League Cup, English Jubilee Fund, FA Cup , FA Trophy , Football League Cup, Lancashire Floodlit Trophy, Lancashire Junior Cup, Lancashire League Medal Competition, Lancashire Senior Cup, League, Liverpool Senior Cup, Northern Premier League Cup, Northern Premier League Shield, PLAY OFFS , President's Cup, President's Inter League, Third Division (North) Cup, Welsh Cup,

Season	Apps	Goals
1971/1972	51	0
1972/1973	45	1
Total	96	1

Games where player was named on the team sheet

Date	Competition	Venue	Opponents	Score
02/05/1973	Liverpool Senior Cup	H	TRANMERE ROVERS	0 - 1
28/04/1973	League / D4	A	BRADFORD CITY	2 - 0
23/04/1973	League / D4	H	HARTLEPOOL	1 - 1
21/04/1973	League / D4	A	GILLINGHAM	0 - 2
18/04/1973	League / D4	A	CREWE ALEXANDRA	2 - 0
14/04/1973	League / D4	H	LINCOLN CITY	1 - 0
07/04/1973	League / D4	A	WORKINGTON	0 - 2
30/03/1973	League / D4	H	STOCKPORT COUNTY	1 - 0
24/03/1973	League / D4	A	TORQUAY UNITED	0 - 2
21/03/1973	League / D4	A	LINCOLN CITY	1 - 3
16/03/1973	League / D4	H	READING	4 - 1
10/03/1973	League / D4	A	CAMBRIDGE UNITED	2 - 2
06/03/1973	League / D4	H	GILLINGHAM	0 - 0
02/03/1973	League / D4	H	MANSFIELD TOWN	3 - 1
23/02/1973	League / D4	H	NORTHAMPTON TOWN	1 - 2
17/02/1973	League / D4	A	EXETER CITY	1 - 0
09/02/1973	League / D4	H	DONCASTER ROVERS	2 - 2
03/02/1973	League / D4	A	BURY	1 - 0
30/01/1973	League / D4	H	NEWPORT COUNTY	0 - 2
27/01/1973	League / D4	A	BARNSLEY	1 - 0
20/01/1973	League / D4	H	ALDERSHOT	3 - 1
06/01/1973	League / D4	A	DARLINGTON	7 - 0
24/11/1972	League / D4	A	STOCKPORT COUNTY	0 - 2
18/11/1972	FA Cup / 1	A	PORT VALE	1 - 2
10/11/1972	League / D4	A	COLCHESTER UNITED	1 - 3
03/11/1972	League / D4	H	CHESTER (1885)	3 - 2
27/10/1972	League / D4	H	TORQUAY UNITED	2 - 1
24/10/1972	League / D4	A	NEWPORT COUNTY	1 - 3
21/10/1972	League / D4	A	READING	1 - 1
13/10/1972	League / D4	H	CAMBRIDGE UNITED	1 - 1
11/10/1972	League / D4	H	BURY	2 - 1
07/10/1972	League / D4	A	MANSFIELD TOWN	3 - 3
30/09/1972	League / D4	A	HARTLEPOOL	2 - 0
26/09/1972	League / D4	A	CHESTER (1885)	0 - 0
22/09/1972	League / D4	H	HEREFORD UNITED	2 - 0
20/09/1972	League / D4	H	COLCHESTER UNITED	1 - 0
15/09/1972	League / D4	A	DONCASTER ROVERS	0 - 2
11/09/1972	League / D4	H	BRADFORD CITY	3 - 1
09/09/1972	League / D4	H	BARNSLEY	1 - 0
06/09/1972	Football League Cup / 2	A	NOTTS COUNTY	2 - 3
02/09/1972	League / D4	A	ALDERSHOT	2 - 2
26/08/1972	League / D4	H	DARLINGTON	2 - 1
19/08/1972	League / D4	A	PETERBOROUGH UNITED	1 - 0
16/08/1972	Football League Cup / 1	H	WALSALL	4 - 1
12/08/1972	League / D4	H	EXETER CITY	1 - 0
04/05/1972	League / D4	H	READING	5 - 2
28/04/1972	League / D4	H	HARTLEPOOL	1 - 0
25/04/1972	League / D4	A	NORTHAMPTON TOWN	0 - 0
22/04/1972	League / D4	A	DARLINGTON	0 - 0
19/04/1972	League / D4	A	READING	1 - 1
15/04/1972	League / D4	H	PETERBOROUGH UNITED	2 - 4
10/04/1972	League / D4	A	HARTLEPOOL	0 - 1
08/04/1972	League / D4	A	BURY	1 - 2
03/04/1972	League / D4	H	SOUTHEND UNITED	0 - 1
01/04/1972	League / D4	H	STOCKPORT COUNTY	1 - 0
31/03/1972	League / D4	A	WORKINGTON	0 - 0
24/03/1972	League / D4	A	NEWPORT COUNTY	2 - 2
18/03/1972	League / D4	H	GILLINGHAM	1 - 0
14/03/1972	League / D4	A	SCUNTHORPE UNITED	0 - 1
04/03/1972	League / D4	A	LINCOLN CITY	1 - 2
26/02/1972	League / D4	H	CREWE ALEXANDRA	4 - 2
19/02/1972	League / D4	A	DONCASTER ROVERS	1 - 2
12/02/1972	League / D4	H	GRIMSBY TOWN	1 - 0
22/01/1972	League / D4	H	ALDERSHOT	0 - 0
15/01/1972	League / D4	H	SCUNTHORPE UNITED	1 - 1
08/01/1972	League / D4	A	CAMBRIDGE UNITED	0 - 0
01/01/1972	League / D4	H	BARROW	1 - 0
27/12/1971	League / D4	A	STOCKPORT COUNTY	1 - 1
18/12/1971	League / D4	H	COLCHESTER UNITED	3 - 0
14/12/1971	Lancashire Senior Cup / 2 R	H	BURNLEY	1 - 2
11/12/1971	League / D4	A	BRENTFORD	0 - 1
07/12/1971	Lancashire Senior Cup / 2	A	BURNLEY	2 - 2
04/12/1971	League / D4	H	DARLINGTON	2 - 1
27/11/1971	League / D4	A	PETERBOROUGH UNITED	0 - 2
20/11/1971	FA Cup / 1	H	WORKINGTON	1 - 3
12/11/1971	League / D4	H	LINCOLN CITY	1 - 1
06/11/1971	League / D4	A	CREWE ALEXANDRA	1 - 2
02/11/1971	Lancashire Senior Cup / 1	H	EVERTON	1 - 0
30/10/1971	League / D4	H	DONCASTER ROVERS	3 - 0
23/10/1971	League / D4	A	GRIMSBY TOWN	1 - 0
18/10/1971	League / D4	H	CHESTER (1885)	4 - 3
16/10/1971	League / D4	A	EXETER CITY	3 - 1
11/10/1971	Liverpool Senior Cup / SF 2L	A	TRANMERE ROVERS	1 - 1
08/10/1971	League / D4	H	BRENTFORD	0 - 0
01/10/1971	League / D4	A	SOUTHEND UNITED	1 - 2
29/09/1971	League / D4	A	ALDERSHOT	1 - 1
24/09/1971	League / D4	H	WORKINGTON	2 - 2
18/09/1971	League / D4	A	BARROW	2 - 0
10/09/1971	League / D4	H	NEWPORT COUNTY	4 - 2
08/09/1971	Football League Cup / 2	H	STOKE CITY	1 - 2
03/09/1971	League / D4	A	COLCHESTER UNITED	0 - 1
30/08/1971	League / D4	H	NORTHAMPTON TOWN	4 - 0
27/08/1971	League / D4	H	CAMBRIDGE UNITED	4 - 1
21/08/1971	League / D4	A	GILLINGHAM	1 - 2
18/08/1971	Football League Cup / 1	A	CREWE ALEXANDRA	1 - 0
14/08/1971	League / D4	H	EXETER CITY	4 - 0