Johnny Madden

{{Short description|Scottish footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}} {{Use British English|date=November 2017}} {{Infobox football biography | name = John Madden | fullname = John William Madden | image = John William Madden.jpg | birth_date = 11 June 1865 | birth_place = Dumbarton, Scotland | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1948|4|17|1865|6|11}} | death_place = Prague, Czechoslovakia | position = Winger | youthclubs1 = Dumbarton Albion | youthyears2 = 1885–1886 | youthclubs2= Dumbarton Hibernians | years1 = 1886–1887 | clubs1 = Dumbarton | years2 = 1886–1887 | clubs2 = Gainsborough Trinity | years3 = 1887–1888 | clubs3 = Grimsby Town | years4 = 1888–1889 | clubs4 = Dumbarton | years5 = 1889–1897 | clubs5 = Celtic | years6 = 1897–1898 | clubs6 = Dundee | years7 = 1898 | clubs7 = Tottenham Hotspur | caps5 = 91 | goals5 = 37 | caps6 = 4 | goals6 = 0 | caps7 = 2 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 1893–1895 | nationalteam1 = Scotland | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 5 | nationalyears2 = 1893–1896 | nationalteam2 = Scottish League XI | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2= 2 | manageryears1 = 1905–1930 | managerclubs1 = Slavia Prague | manageryears2 = 1911 | managerclubs2 = Bohemia | manageryears3 = 1919 | managerclubs3 = Czechoslovakia }} '''John William Madden''' (11 June 1865 – 17 April 1948) was a Scottish footballer who played for Dumbarton,<ref>{{cite book | last = McAllister | first = Jim | title = The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club | publisher = J&J Robertson Printers | year = 2002 | location = Dumbarton}}</ref> Gainsborough Trinity, Grimsby Town, Celtic, Dundee,<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Madden {{!}} Player Statistics {{!}} Dundee (Dee Archive) |url=https://deearchive.co.uk/player.php?id=158 |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=deearchive.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> Tottenham Hotspur<ref>[https://www.11v11.com/players/john-madden-46453/ John Madden], 11v11.com</ref> and the Scotland national team.<ref>[https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/leisure-parks-events/museums-and-galleries/collections/people-and-personalities/people-and-personalities-dumbarton/individuals-dumbarton/john-madden/ Dumbarton - People and Personalities {{!}} John Madden], West Dunbartonshire Council </ref>

== 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kingston |first1=Samuel |title=John W Madden - The father of Czech football |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/0323/1564746-john-w-madden-the-father-of-czech-football/ |access-date=23 Mar 2026 |agency=RTE News |date=23 Mar 2026}}</ref>

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,<ref>[http://www.fitbastats.com/celtic/player.php?playerid=2187 (Celtic player) Madden, John], FitbaStats</ref> though he had been on the verge of leaving to join Sheffield Wednesday before professional contracts were officially introduced in Scottish football in 1893.<ref name=maddick/>

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.<ref>{{cite book | last=Smith | first=Paul |title=Scotland Who's Who | publisher=Pitch Publishing | year=2013 | isbn=9781909178847 }}</ref> He also played for Dumbartonshire (3 caps / 4 goals), Glasgow (3 caps / 1 goal) and the Scottish Football League XI (4 caps / 2 goals).<ref>[https://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/johnmadden.html (SFL player) John Madden], London Hearts Supporters Club </ref><ref name=litsterprewar>{{cite journal|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|author=John Litster|publisher=Scottish Football Historian magazine|date=October 2012}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kingston |first1=Samuel |title=John W Madden - The father of Czech football |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/0323/1564746-john-w-madden-the-father-of-czech-football/ |access-date=23 Mar 2026 |agency=RTE News |date=23 Mar 2026}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kingston |first1=Samuel |title=John W Madden - The father of Czech football |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/0323/1564746-john-w-madden-the-father-of-czech-football/ |access-date=23 Mar 2026 |agency=RTE News |date=23 Mar 2026}}</ref>

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).<ref name=maddick>[https://www.scotsfootballworldwide.scot/maddendick Madden and Dick], Scots Football Worldwide</ref>

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.<ref>{{ cite web | title = First Slavia manager J. W. Madden was born 155 years ago | url = https://en.slavia.cz/clanek.asp?id=637 | access-date = 24 March 2023 | date = 11 June 2021 | website = Slavia Prague | language = Czech}}</ref>

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.<ref>[https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/latest-celtic-news/scots-footballer-hailed-taking-game-europe-1505266 Scots footballer hailed for taking game to Europe], The Scotsman, 11 May 2015</ref><ref>[https://thecelticstar.com/tracing-the-footsteps-of-an-unknown-celtic-hero-john-william-madden/ Tracing the footsteps of an 'unknown' Celtic hero – John William Madden], Gary McLaughlin, The Celtic Star, 13 February 2020</ref> Madden earned the nickname “The Codger”.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://en.slavia.cz/clanek.asp?id=First-Slavia-manager-J-W-Madden-was-born-155-years-ago-637 | title=Who was John William Madden? | date=11 June 2020 | publisher=SLSK | access-date=17 March 2021 | language=Czech}}</ref>

He took charge of the Bohemian team during the UIAFA European Championship in 1911, defeating the AFA England team 2–1 in the final.<ref>{{cite book |last= Baker |first= Keith |title= Fathers of Football: Great Britons Who Took the Game to the World |year= 2015 |isbn= 978-178531-005-8 |page=106}}</ref>

==International goals== :''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- |1 ||rowspan=4 |18 March 1893 || rowspan=4 | The Racecourse, Wrexham || rowspan=4 |{{fb|WAL}} || 1-0 || rowspan=4 |8-0 || rowspan=4 |British Home Championship |- |2 || 2-0 |- |3 || 6-0 |- |4 || 8-0 |- |5 || 23 March 1895 || The Racecourse, Wrexham || {{fb|WAL}} || 1-1 || 2-2 || British Home Championship |}

== Honours == === Player === '''Dumbarton''' *Scottish Cup runner-up: 1886–87 * Dumbartonshire Cup: 1888–89 * Greenock Charity Cup runner-up: 1888–89

'''Celtic''' *Scottish league champion: 1892–93, 1893–94, 1895–96 *Scottish Cup: 1891–92 *Glasgow Cup: 1890–91, 1891–92, 1894–95, 1895–96<ref>{{ cite web | url = https://www.fitbastats.com/celtic/player_games.php?playerid=2187&page=1 | title = Games Involving Madden, John | publisher = Fitbastats | access-date = 16 March 2023 }}</ref> * Glasgow Charity Cup: 1891–92, 1892–93, 1893–94, 1894–95 *North Eastern Cup: 1889–90

=== Manager ===

'''Slavia Prague''' *Czechoslovak First League: 1925, 1928–29, 1929–30 *Bohemian Union Championship: 1913{{efn|Commission for History and Statistics of the FAČR later recognized and awarded four league titles from the "Association League" era. Three went to Sparta (1912, 1919 and 1922) and one to Slavia (1913) }}<ref name = "facr">{{Cite web|url=https://www.efotbal.cz/clanek-215584-Slavii-nebylo-priznano-10-historickych-titulu-Sparte-ctyri-Vznika-iniciativa-ktera-chce-aby-to-FACR-.html|title=eFotbal.cz » Česká liga : Slavii nebylo přiznáno deset historických titulů, Spartě čtyři. Vzniká iniciativa, která chce, aby t|website=eFotbal.cz|access-date=14 July 2020|archive-date=14 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714193959/https://www.efotbal.cz/clanek-215584-Slavii-nebylo-priznano-10-historickych-titulu-Sparte-ctyri-Vznika-iniciativa-ktera-chce-aby-to-FACR-.html|url-status=live}}</ref> *Mistrovství/Středočeská: 1915, 1918{{efn|name=unofficial|Domestic league or cup competition not counted by Czech FA. 1924 league was abandoned. }}<ref name = "facr"/> *Bohemia Charity Cup: 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912{{efn|name=unofficial}}<ref name = "cup">{{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tsjecuphist.html | title=Czech Republic - List of Cup Finals | website=RSSSF | access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> *Central Bohemian Cup: 1922, 1925–26, 1927, 1927–28, 1929–30{{efn|name=unofficial}}<ref name = "cup"/> *Coupe des Nations runners-up: 1930 *Mitropa Cup runners-up: 1929

'''Bohemia''' / '''Czechoslovakia''' *UIAFA European Championship: 1911 * Inter-Allied Games: 1919<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.ussoccerhistory.org/soccer-at-the-inter-allied-games-of-1919-top-stars/ | title = Soccer at the Inter-Allied Games of 1919: Top Stars | website = US Soccer History | date = 6 March 2020 | access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref>

== Burial plot == thumb|160px|Grave of Johnny Madden 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== *{{commonscat-inline|John William Madden}} * {{SFA profile|name=John Madden}} * [http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/johnmadden.html International stats] at Londonhearts.com * [http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Madden%2C+Johnny The Celtic Wiki profile] * [http://www.sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=5571 John Madden (The Sons Archive - Dumbarton Football Club History)]

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