John Bain (15 July 1854 – 7 August 1929) was an amateur footballer who appeared for Oxford University in the 1877 FA Cup Final.
Bain was born in Bothwell, Lanarkshire[1] to Scottish parents Joseph Bain and Charlotte Piper, and was educated at Sherborne School and Winchester College[2] before going up to New College, Oxford.
The following year he helped the university football team to reach the final of the FA Cup.
Three weeks prior to the Cup Final he was one of seven debutants in the England team to play Scotland at the Kennington Oval on 3 March 1877.
By now, he was a teacher at Marlborough College having been appointed in 1879 and remained in this office until 1883, returning in 1886 until his retirement in 1913.