John Robertson Auld (7 January 1862 – 29 April 1932) was a Scottish footballer who played for Third Lanark, Queen's Park, Sunderland, Newcastle United and Scotland as a central defender.

Starting his career in Kilmarnock, Auld also played for Scottish clubs Lugar Boswell, Third Lanark (two spells, winning the Scottish Cup in 1889 during the second)[3] and Queen's Park[4] before moving to England.

After making 115 league and FA Cup appearances (scoring seven goals), Auld became the first player to leave Sunderland for their arch rivals, Newcastle United.

[8] He went on to make three appearances for his country, withiut scoring;[9] all came during his time at Third Lanark, as English-based players were not selected by the Scottish Football Association until 1896, so despite his success at Sunderland he was deemed ineligible for international selection, along with the rest of their 'team of all talents' squad which was almost entirely Scottish.

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