Both defenders, John now plays at Rangers after stints with Dundee United and Hearts, while Harry – who also started at Tannadice – had a spell at Stoke before joining Leicester City.
John first played for Scotland in 2018 and Harry has been a feature of the Australian national squad since 2019, thanks to mum Heather being born there.
According to their parents, having two sons playing at the highest level means they can enjoy both their successes, and the boys enjoy a friendly and supportive rivalry.
Jack says: “They’re fairly close brothers, though there was a bit of scrapping when they were younger.
“They’re always talking to each other about games. They’re always looking out for each other, that’s for certain.”
The beautiful game has played a big part in the lives of all the Souttars.
Jack turned out for Brechin in his youth and the next generation of three sons and two daughters all played and follow the game.
Managing all that took a lot of commitment and organisation over the years.
“I think the big thing is that it was never a task for us,” Jack says.
“We trained at Dundee twice a week. Then we were going down to Glasgow twice a week and training down there.”
The boys’ burgeoning careers took them all over the UK, including Dingwall, Fleetwood and Stoke.
“We were all over the country supporting them and, to be fair, we both really enjoy football. It was excellent. We didn’t want to be grumpy parents. We treated it as a holiday.”
