John Munro (14 April 1893 – 8 May 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back in the Scottish League for Aberdeen.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Munro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1893[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Tarbat, Scotland[2] | ||
| Date of death | 8 May 1917 (aged 24)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1913 | Aberdeen East End | ||
| 1913–1915 | Aberdeen | 14 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editMunro served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War and was killed on the Western Front on 8 May 1917.[3][4] He was buried in Anzin-Saint Aubin British Cemetery.[1]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 1914–15[2] | Scottish First Division | 13 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 1915–16[2] | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "John Munro". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "John Munro | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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