John Bethune (footballer)

John Bethune
Personal information
Full name John Bethune
Date of birth (1888-10-19)19 October 1888
Place of birth Milngavie, Scotland
Date of death 23 January 1955(1955-01-23) (aged 66)
Place of death Sittingbourne, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
000?–1912 Ashfield
1912 Heart of Midlothian 3 (0)
1912 Darlington
1912–1920 Barnsley 103 (1)
1920–1921 Bristol Rovers 30 (0)
1921–1922 Brentford 10 (0)
1922–1927 Sittingbourne
1927–? Sittingbourne Paper Mills
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

John Bethune (19 October 1888 – 23 January 1955), also known as Jack Bethune[1] and Jock Bethune,[2] was a professional association footballer, who played in both the Scottish Football League and The Football League.

Born in Milngavie near Glasgow, Bethune began his career by playing local football in the Glasgow area for Ashfield. He joined Edinburgh-based side Heart of Midlothian in 1912, for whom he played three times in the Scottish League in a brief spell with them[2] before moving to English clubs Darlington and then Barnsley still within 1912. He settled in Barnsley for almost eight years in a period that was interrupted by the First World War, making over 100 Football League appearances for them.[1]

Bethune, who was known to have a quick temper,[2] joined Bristol Rovers in 1920 for their first season as a Football League club[3] but left for a trial with Brentford in 1921. He played six League games during his trial, and a further four after signing for them permanently, but an injury suffered on Boxing Day that year ended his League career.[2]

He went on to play non-League football for Sittingbourne and Sittingbourne Paper Mills,[1] and after retiring as a footballer represented England at indoor bowls in 1936 and 1938.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 25. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Jay, Mike; Byrne, Stephen (1994). Pirates in Profile: A Who's Who of Bristol Rovers Players. Bristol: Potten, Baber & Murray. ISBN 0-9524835-0-5.
  3. Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club – The Definitive History 1883–2003. Stroud: Tempus. p. 115. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
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