John Grandison Allister (30 June 1927 – 11 February 1999) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right half for Chelsea and Aberdeen.[2][1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Grandison Allister | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 11 February 1999 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Tranent | |||
| 1951–1952 | Chelsea | 4 | (1) |
| 1952–1958 | Aberdeen | 117 | (17) |
| 1958 | Chesterfield | ||
| 1958–1959 | Elgin City | ||
| 1959 | Hamilton Italo-Canadians | ||
| 1959–1961 | Deveronvale | ||
| Total | 121 | (18) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Allister was born in Edinburgh and played junior football with Tranent before starting his professional career with Chelsea. After a year and only four games for Chelsea, he returned north and signed for Aberdeen in 1952, where he remained until 1958. In the summer of 1959, he played in the National Soccer League with Hamilton Italo-Canadians.[3] He later joined Deveronvale, the Banff-based Scottish Highland Football League club.[4]
Career statistics
editClub
editAppearances and goals by club, season and competition[5][6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea | 1951-52 | First Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Aberdeen | 1952–53 | Scottish Division One | 25 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 |
| 1953–54 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 7 | ||
| 1954–55 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | ||
| 1955–56 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | ||
| 1957–58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 117 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 23 | ||
Honours
edit- Aberdeen
- Scottish Football League: 1954–55
- Scottish Cup: Runner-up 1953, 1954
References
edit- ^ a b Jack Allister, AFC Heritage Trust
- ^ "Jack Allister". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ^ "Jack's Farewell". Toronto Daily Star. 27 July 1959. p. 18.
- ^ "Jack Allister". Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Jack Allister Player Profile on Stamford-Bridge.com". stamford-bridge.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 11 April 2023.