John Caven (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Caven[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Penicuik Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1957 | Kilmarnock | 3 | (1) |
| 1957–1959 | Brentford | 7 | (1) |
| 1960 | Chelmsford City | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John Caven (born 6 July 1934) was a Scottish professional football forward who appeared in the Football League for Brentford.[2] He began his career in Scotland with Kilmarnock.
Club career
Kilmarnock
Caven began his career Penicuik Athletic, before moving to Scottish Division One side Kilmarnock in 1956.[3] He made three appearances and scoring one goal during the 1956–57 season and left the club at the end of the campaign.[2][4]
Brentford
Caven followed former Kilmarnock manager Malky McDonald down to England in 1957, signing for Division Three South side Brentford.[2] Behind forwards Johnny Rainford, George Francis and Jim Towers in the pecking order, Caven's career with the Bees never got going,[5] making just seven appearances and scoring one goal before departing Griffin Park at the end of the 1958–59 season.[2]
Chelmsford City
After his release from Brentford, Caven dropped into non-league football and had a spell with Southern League Premier Division side Chelmsford City in 1960.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kilmarnock | 1956–57[4] | Scottish League First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Brentford | 1957–58[5] | Third Division South | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |
| 1958–59[5] | Third Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
References
- ↑ "John Caven". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 35. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ "Scottish Football Historical Archive – C". p. 117.
- 1 2 "Kilmarnock Player John Caven Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
- 1 2 3 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 384–385. ISBN 0951526200.