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Lugar-born James McLaren was one of a group of Hibernian players to defect to Celtic in 1888.

His competitive debut for the Bhoys came in the 5-1 Scottish Cup triumph at Parkhead on September 1st. It wasn’t his first appearance at Celtic Park haven’t played there for Hibs against Cowlairs in the ground’s inaugural match.

On April 13th 1889 McLaren made history by becoming the first Celtic player to captain Scotland. He led the national side to victory over England, even scoring in the 3-2 triumph.

The left half was an excellent reader of the game. He left Parkhead for Morton in June 1891 but returned to the Bhoys in 1895 after a spell at Clyde. He retired in 1896 having played a total of 16 competitive games for the Celts and scoring two goals.