John Ballantyne (footballer)
John Ballantyne (30 June 1892 – after 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who made 20 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and played for Scottish Football League clubs Kilmarnock, Vale of Leven and Rangers. He played as an outside right.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Ballantyne | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Riccarton, Scotland | ||
| Place of death | Scotland[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kenmuirhill Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1912 | Kilmarnock | 6 | (1) |
| 1912–1913 | Vale of Leven | ||
| 1913–1915 | Birmingham | 20 | (2) |
| 1915–1916 | Vale of Leven | ||
| 1916 | Rangers | 1 | (0) |
| 1916–1918 | Vale of Leven | ||
| 1918–19?? | Dumfries | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Ballantyne was born in Riccarton, Ayrshire.[2] He played for Kilmarnock[3] and Vale of Leven before coming to England to join Football League Second Division club Birmingham in April 1913.[1] He made his debut on 26 April 1913, the last day of the 1912–13 season, in a 2–1 win at home to Grimsby Town.[4] He played fairly regularly the following season, but thereafter lost his place to Richard Gibson, and when the First World War forced the suspension of the English leagues, Ballantyne returned to Scotland, initially with Vale of Leven. Towards the end of the 1915–16 season, he joined Rangers, for whom he played one game in the Scottish Football League First Division, in a 1–1 draw at St Mirren on 17 April 1916.[1][5] He then returned to Vale of Leven, and joined Dumfries in 1918.[1]
References
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 15. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- "Kilmarnock: Player Details: Ballantyne, ?". Fitbastats.com. Bobby Sinnet & Thomas Jamieson. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- Matthews, p. 159.
- "Season 1915–16". The Rangers History Project. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2009.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)