Johnny Ballantyne

Johnny Ballantyne (born 27 October 1899) was an early twentieth century Scottish footballer who played professionally as an inside forward in Scotland, England and the United States.

For other people with the same name, see John Ballantyne (disambiguation).

Johnny Ballantyne
Personal information
Date of birth (1899-10-27)27 October 1899
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Ashfield
1921–1924 Partick Thistle 72 (13)
1924–1928 Boston Soccer Club 146 (50)
1929–1935 Partick Thistle 199 (52)
1935 → Falkirk (loan) 4 (0)
1935–1937 Queens Park Rangers 25 (3)
National team
1930[1] Scottish League XI 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Glasgow, Ballantyne began his senior career with Partick Thistle in 1921 after time in the junior leagues with Ashfield.[2] In 1924, after signing a new one-season contract with Thistle including a signing bonus, he moved to the United States where he signed with the Boston Soccer Club of the American Soccer League.[3] This nearly led to the suspension of the United States Football Association, an action prevented by stronger agreements between FIFA member associations on player transfer rules. Ballantyne spent four seasons with Boston before returning to Thistle in 1929.[4] Ballantyne played there until 1935 when he was briefly loaned to Falkirk F.C. before moving to Queens Park Rangers. He finished his career with them in 1937.[5]

References
  1. (SFL player) John Ballantyne, London Hearts Supporters Club
  2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "The Year in American Soccer – 1925". Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
  4. Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4. ().
  5. Seasonal Stats | Files, QPRnet
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