Johnny Madden

John Madden

Personal information
Full name	John William Madden
Date of birth	11 June 1865
Place of birth	Dumbarton, Scotland
Date of death	17 April 1948(1948-04-17) (aged 82)
Place of death	Prague, Czechoslovakia
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Dumbarton Albion
1885–1886	Dumbarton Hibernians
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1886–1887	Dumbarton
1886–1887	Gainsborough Trinity
1887–1888	Grimsby Town
1888–1889	Dumbarton
1889–1897	Celtic	91	(37)
1897–1898	Dundee	4	(0)
1898	Tottenham Hotspur	2	(0)
International career
1893–1895	Scotland	2	(5)
1893–1896	Scottish League XI	4	(2)
Managerial career
1905–1930	Slavia Prague
1911	Bohemia
1919	Czechoslovakia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John William Madden (11 June 1865 – 17 April 1948) was a Scottish footballer who played for Dumbarton,^[1] Gainsborough Trinity, Grimsby Town, Celtic, Dundee,^[2] Tottenham Hotspur^[3] and the Scotland national team.^[4]

At Celtic, where he played for eight years, he won the Scottish Cup in 1892 (also losing in two other finals, adding to a defeat with Dumbarton in 1887) and the Scottish Football League title in 1892–93, 1893–94 and 1895–96, playing a leading role in their establishment as one of the leading clubs in the country,^[5] though he had been on the verge of leaving to join Sheffield Wednesday before professional contracts were officially introduced in Scottish football in 1893.^[6]

He was capped twice by Scotland in 1893 and in 1895, both against Wales. He scored four times in an 8–0 win over Wales in March 1893.^[7] He also played for Dumbartonshire (3 caps / 4 goals), Glasgow (3 caps / 1 goal) and the Scottish Football League XI (4 caps / 2 goals).^[8][9]

Between 1905 and 1930, Madden was the manager of SK Slavia Praha, and is considered an important figure in the development of the sport in the Bohemia region (at that time another Scot, Johnny Dick, was in charge of Slavia's city rivals Sparta).^[6]

Early in his tenure, Madden won four Charity Cups (the first organized tournament in Czech lands) and became Czech champions in 1913, 1915, and 1918. He eventually lead Slavia to the Czechoslovak First League title in 1925 (the first organized national league), 1928–29, and 1929–30. His final match incharge was 3–2 defeat of their city rivals Sparta Prague. A result that meant Slavia retained the Czech title undefeated all season.^[10]

A stand at Slavia's Eden Arena is named after him, and each year a supporter group pays tribute at his grave in Prague, where he lived until his death.^[11][12] Madden earned the nickname "The Codger".^[13]

He took charge of the Bohemian team during the UIAFA European Championship in 1911, defeating the AFA England team 2–1 in the final.^[14]

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 March 1893	The Racecourse, Wrexham	Wales	1-0	8-0	BHC
2				2-0
3				6-0
4				8-0
5	23 March 1895	The Racecourse, Wrexham	Wales	1-1	2-2	BHC

Dumbarton

• Scottish Cup runner-up: 1886–87^[15]
• Dumbartonshire Cup: 1888–89
• Greenock Charity Cup runner-up: 1888–89

Celtic

• Scottish league champion: 1892–93, 1893–94, 1895–96^[15]
• Scottish Cup: 1891–92^[15]
• Glasgow Cup: 1890–91, 1891–92, 1894–95, 1895–96^[16]
• Glasgow Charity Cup: 1891–92, 1892–93, 1893–94, 1894–95
• North Eastern Cup: 1889–90

Slavia Prague

• Czechoslovak First League: 1925, 1928–29, 1929–30^[15]
• Bohemian Union Championship: 1913^[a][17]
• Mistrovství/Středočeská: 1915, 1918^[b][17]
• Bohemia Charity Cup: 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912^[b][18]
• Central Bohemian Cup: 1922, 1925–26, 1927, 1927–28, 1929–30^[b][18]
• Coupe des Nations runners-up: 1930^[15]
• Mitropa Cup runners-up: 1929

Bohemia / Czechoslovakia

• UIAFA European Championship: 1911
• Inter-Allied Games: 1919^[19]

Madden is buried in the historic Olšany Cemetery (Olšanské hřbitovy) which is the main cemetery in Prague. The grave is located in Section 1 of Area 1, which is in the south east corner of the sprawling cemetery. The gravestone bears the red flag of SK Slavia Prague.

• List of Scotland national football team hat-tricks

• Media related to John William Madden at Wikimedia Commons
• John Madden at the Scottish Football Association
• International stats at Londonhearts.com
• The Celtic Wiki profile
• John Madden (The Sons Archive - Dumbarton Football Club History)