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Govan-born goalkeeper John Falconer spent two seasons at Celtic Park after signing for the club as a free agent in August 1931.

The boyhood Rangers fan had made a name for himself at Cowdenbeath and when he signed for Celtic he was viewed as being the succesor to John Thomson who was expected to move to England in a big money transfer.

Tragically Thomson was of course to die in action just weeks after Falconer arrived at Parkhead and the understudy was thrust into first-team action in the most unpleasent of circumstances. A brave and popular figure Falconer unfortunaely struggled with a knee injury and his time as first choice keeper was brief following the arrival of Joe Kennaway in October 1931.

An able deputy Falconer made 8 competitive appearances for the Celts before being released in 1933.