John Lunn (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 December 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Fife, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1973 (aged 26–27) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Blairhall Colliery | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1972 | Dunfermline Athletic | 249 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Lunn (1946 – 1973) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as a left-back for Dunfermline Athletic.[1] Lunn helped Dunfermline win the 1967–68 Scottish Cup. He later suffered from leukemia and died in 1973.[2]
References
- ^ "John Lunn". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Key dates in the club's history". www.dafc.co.uk. Dunfermline Athletic FC. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
1973 Won promotion from Division Two with 95 goals - the highest goalscorers in Britain. John Lunn, one of Dunfermline's finest players of the 1960s, died of leukaemia.