Jock Wightman

John Renton "Jock" Wightman (2 November 1912 – 20 April 1964) was a Scottish footballer who played for Scarborough, York City, Bradford Park Avenue, Huddersfield Town, Blackburn Rovers and Carlisle United. He was born in Duns. He died on 20 April 1964 in Blackburn, Lancashire.[3]

Jock Wightman
Personal information
Full name John Renton Wightman[1]
Date of birth 2 November 1912
Place of birth Duns, Scotland
Date of death 20 April 1964(1964-04-20) (aged 51)
Place of death Blackburn, England
Playing position(s) Wing half[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1933 Scarborough ? (?)
1933–1934 York City 5 (0)
1934 Bradford Park Avenue 17 (0)
1934–1937 Huddersfield Town 64 (0)
1937–1946 Blackburn Rovers 66 (2)
1946–1947 Carlisle United 36 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References

General
  • Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 095572810X.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Specific
  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Tony Brown. p. 280. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/carlisle/carlisle.html
  3. Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). "Football League Players". Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922-1997. Citizen Publications. p. 111. ISBN 0-9531005-0-2.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.