Matt Forsyth
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Matthew Forsyth[1] | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Shotts Battlefield | |||
Hampden | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Glasgow Perthshire F.C. | ||
1920–1926 | Aberdeen | 161 | (0) |
1923 | → Dumbarton Harp (loan) | 1 | (0) |
1926–1928 | Forres Mechanics | ||
1928–1929 | Keith | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
John Matthew Forsyth was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender, mainly for Aberdeen.
Forsyth joined Aberdeen in 1920 from Junior club Glasgow Perthshire.[2] After almost 200 appearances, he left the club in 1926.[1] Forsyth was one of Aberdeen's first recipients of a benefit game, a 4–4 draw against a former Aberdeen select in 1926.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Matt Forsyth profile". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ "AFC Match Report". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
Categories:
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Association football defenders
- Scottish footballers
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Glasgow Perthshire F.C. players
- Highland Football League players
- Keith F.C. players
- Forres Mechanics F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scotland junior international footballers
- Scottish football defender stubs