Matt Forsyth

John Matthew Forsyth was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender, mainly for Aberdeen.

Matt Forsyth
Personal information
Full name John Matthew Forsyth[1]
Place of birth Glasgow
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1]
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
Shotts Battlefield
Hampden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Glasgow Perthshire F.C.
1920–1926 Aberdeen 161 (0)
1923Dumbarton 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

  1. "Matt Forsyth profile". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "AFC Match Report". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
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