[1] He was taken by Hibs on a tour of Brazil in 1953 to play in three games in the Maracana stadium against Vasco da Gama, Botafogo and Fluminense.
[5] Hibs beat Malmö and Vitória de Guimarães to progress to the third round of the Fairs Cup, where they would lose to Bill Shankly's Liverpool side.
[2] Chairman Tom Hart, who had just bought the club from Harrower,[2] overruled him on team selection and sacked MacFarlane prior to the match.
[4] He moved John Brownlie from playing in central defence to an attacking full back role, an "inspirational" choice.
[1] Having sold Peter Marinello to Arsenal for a record transfer fee, MacFarlane then signed Falkirk player Johnny Graham, who scored a hat-trick in his first game.