Jock Munro

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Jock Munro
Personal information
Full name John Munro[1]
Date of birth 14 April 1893[2]
Place of birth Tarbat, Scotland[2]
Date of death 8 May 1917(1917-05-08) (aged 24)[1]
Place of death Pas-de-Calais, France[1]
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1913 Aberdeen East End
1913–1915 Aberdeen 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Munro (14 April 1893 – 8 May 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back in the Scottish League for Aberdeen.[2]

Personal life[edit]

Munro served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War and was killed on the Western Front on 8 May 1917.[3][4] He was buried in Anzin-Saint Aubin British Cemetery.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1914–15[2] Scottish First Division 13 0 — 13 0
1915–16[2] 1 0 — 1 0
Career total 14 0 0 0 14 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e "John Munro". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. ^ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. ^ "John Munro | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 17 April 2020.


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