John Matthew Forsyth was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender, mainly for Aberdeen.
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]
Career statistics
Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club[4] | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aberdeen | 1920–21 | Scottish Division One | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
1921–22 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
1922–23 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
1923–24 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
1924–25 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
1925–26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 161 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 185 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b c "Matt Forsyth profile". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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(help) - ^ "AFC Match Report". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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