John Bayne (footballer)

John Bayne (23 November 1877 – 21 July 1915) was a Scottish football centre forward who played in the Southern League for Reading and Brentford.[4] He also played in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers.[1]

John Bayne
Personal information
Full name John Bayne[1]
Date of birth 23 November 1877
Place of birth Ramoyle, Scotland[2]
Date of death 21 July 1915(1915-07-21) (aged 37)[3]
Place of death Richebourg-Saint-Vaast, France
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1898 Reading 1 (0)
1899 Brentford 2 (2)
1902–1903 Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
1903 Raith Rovers 1 (0)
1903 Brentford 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Bayne was married with three children.[2] He enlisted in the British Army on 17 February 1896 and served as a private in the Black Watch during the Second Boer War.[2][5] Between the end of his service and the outbreak of the First World War, Bayne worked in a mill in Dunblane.[2] He was recalled to the Black Watch after the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 and was killed by a rifle grenade at Richebourg-Saint-Vaast on the Western Front on 21 July 1915.[2][3] Bayne was buried in St Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-l'Avoué.[3]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1899–00[4] Southern League Second Division 2 2 — 2 2
Raith Rovers 1902–03[1] Scottish League First Division 1 0 — 1 0
Brentford 1902–03[6] Southern League First Division 2 0 — 2 0
Brentford total 4 2 0 0 4 2
Career total 5 2 0 0 5 2

References
  1. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. John Bayne on Lives of the First World War
  3. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  4. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 355. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. White 1989, p. 73.
  6. White 1989, p. 357.


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