Jock Salter
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John MacGregor Salter | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Bitterne, Southampton, England | ||
| Date of death | 21 June 1982 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Bitterne, Southampton, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Bitterne Sports | |||
| 1923–1924 | Southampton | 1 | (0) |
| 1924–1925 | Thornycrofts | ||
| 1925 | Civil Service, Southampton | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John MacGregor Salter (3 August 1898 – 21 June 1982)[1] was an Anglo-Scottish professional footballer who made one Football League appearance as an inside forward for Southampton in 1923.[2]
Football career
[edit]Salter was born in Bitterne, Southampton and was enlisted in the British Army during the First World War. During the war he suffered from gas poisoning and never made a full recovery, finding regular daily training exhausting.[3]
Having played local football with Bitterne Sports, he was signed by Southampton of the Football League Second Division in October 1923.[3] He made his debut when he replaced Henry Johnson as inside left for the match at Fulham on 10 November 1923. The match ended in a 3–2 defeat and Salter was replaced by Len Andrews for the next match.[4]
With only the one first-team appearance to his name, Salter was released in the summer of 1924 and took up employment with Thornycroft shipbuilders at Woolston.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan & Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 230. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b c Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 295. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
- ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 71. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.