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John Wyllie
Personal information
Full name John Stewart Wyllie[1]
Date of birth 1884[2]
Place of birth Riccarton, Scotland
Date of death 1940 (aged 55–56)[3]
Place of death Aberdeen, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kilmarnock Deanpark
1901–1909 Kilmarnock 46 (5)
1905 → Rangers (loan) 0 (0)
1905–1906 → Maxwelltown Volunteers (loan)
1906–1908 → Ayr Parkhouse (loan)
1908 Ayr
1908–1909 Hurlford
1909–1910 Clyde 13 (3)
1910–1912 Aberdeen 64 (6)
1912–1913 Bradford City 24 (0)
1913–1920 Aberdeen 105 (20)
1918–1919 → Fraserburgh (loan)
1920–1921 Fraserburgh
1921–1922 St Johnstone 28 (1)
1922 Forfar Athletic 23 (2)
Total 303 (37)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Stewart Wyllie, also known as Jock Wyllie (1884 – 1940) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half.[4]

Career

Born in Riccarton, Wyllie spent his early career with Kilmarnock Deanpark, Kilmarnock, Rangers, Maxwelltown Volunteers, Ayr Parkhouse, Ayr, Hurlford, Clyde and Aberdeen.[1][5] He signed for Bradford City from Aberdeen in May 1912.[6] He made 24 league appearances for the club,[7] before returning to Aberdeen in September 1913.[6] He later played for Fraserburgh, St Johnstone and Forfar Athletic,[1][5] and later coached in Norway.[1]

Sources

  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  2. ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  3. ^ Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  4. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ a b John Wyllie at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  6. ^ a b Frost, p. 410
  7. ^ Frost, p. 390


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