Matt Forsyth
John Matthew Forsyth was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender, mainly for Aberdeen.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Matthew Forsyth[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shotts Battlefield | |||
| Hampden | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Glasgow Perthshire F.C. | ||
| 1920–1926 | Aberdeen | 161 | (0) |
| 1923 | → Dumbarton Harp (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1926–1928 | Forres Mechanics | ||
| 1928–1929 | Keith | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Forsyth joined Aberdeen in 1920 from Junior club Glasgow Perthshire.[2] After almost 200 appearances, he left the club in 1926.[1] Forsyth was one of Aberdeen's first recipients of a benefit game, a 4–4 draw against a former Aberdeen select in 1926.[3]
References
- "Matt Forsyth profile". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - "AFC Match Report". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
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