John William Madden (11 June 1865 – 17 April 1948) was a Scottish footballer who played for Dumbarton, Gainsborough Trinity, Grimsby Town, Celtic, Dundee, Tottenham Hotspur and the Scotland national team.
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Playing career Born in the Scottish town of Dumbarton to Irish parents, he played for Dumbarton FC, Dumbarton Hibernian, Tottenham Hotspurs and is best known for his time at Celtic F.C., the club of the Irish Catholic diaspora in Glasgow. 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, though he had been on the verge of leaving to join Sheffield Wednesday before professional contracts were officially introduced in Scottish football in 1893. 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. He also played for Dumbartonshire (3 caps / 4 goals), Glasgow (3 caps / 1 goal) and the Scottish Football League XI (4 caps / 2 goals).
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John William Madden (11 June 1865 – 17 April 1948) was a Scottish footballer who played for Dumbarton, Gainsborough Trinity, Grimsby Town, Celtic, Dundee, Tottenham Hotspur and the Scotland national team.
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Managerial career While at Celtic, the team toured Austria and Hungary, which perhaps gave him a flavour of life on the continent. In 1905, he moved to Prague to coach SK Slavia Praha. He would remain as coach until aged 65 in 1930, in which time he established the club as one of the best teams in central Europe, particularly in the 1920s. As the first real manager in Czech football, he helped the game by introducing new tactics, training and techniques, leaving a lasting legacy at Slavia, where he is still fondly remembered today. Every year a group of Slavia fans visit his grave in Prague to remember him. Madden 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). 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…
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Madden is buried in the historic Olšany Cemetery, 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.
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External links 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)
