John Ogston

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John Ogston
Personal information
Full name John Kessack Ogston[1]
Date of birth (1939-01-15)15 January 1939
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death 16 August 2017 (age 78)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Banks O' Dee
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1966 Aberdeen 179 (0)
1966–1969 Liverpool 1 (0)
1968–1969 → Doncaster Rovers 31 (0)
1969–1971 Doncaster Rovers 39 (0)
1971–1972 Buckie Thistle
1972 Huntly
1972– Rothes
1974 Fraserburgh
1974 Deveronvale
National team
1961[2] SFL trial v SFA 1 (0)
1961–1962[3] Scotland U23 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

John Kessack Ogston (15 January 1939 – 16 August 2017) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for Aberdeen, Liverpool and Doncaster Rovers.[4]

Ogston was born in Aberdeen and played youth football with Banks O' Dee where he won the Scottish Junior Cup in 1957.[5] A year later in 1958, he started his professional career with Aberdeen. He was fondly known as "Tubby" in his time there.[5]

He joined English club Liverpool for a fee of £10,000 in September 1965, but his only first team appearance was in a 3-1 League victory over Newcastle United on 7 April 1967.[5]

He moved to Doncaster Rovers in 1968 on loan, and then signed permanently the following season.[5] Whilst at Doncaster, he was a member of the Fourth Division title winning side of 1968–69,[6] and made a total of 77 appearances in League and cup.[5]

In 1971, he returned north of the border to play for Buckie Thistle for a season,[5] before playing with several teams in the Highland League, including Huntly, Rothes, Fraserburgh, and Deveronvale.[5][7] He finally retired on 16 September 1974.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "John Ogston". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. ^ Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.
  3. ^ Scotland U23 player Ogston, John, FitbaStats
  4. ^ "John Ogston". Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "John Ogston". LFCHistory.net. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  6. ^ Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9569848-3-8.
  7. ^ a b "John Ogston". Aberdeen F.C. Official Site. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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