Jackie Beynon

John Alfred Beynon [sometimes mis-spelt Benyon] (died 26 June 1937) was a Welsh footballer who played for Doncaster Rovers and Aberdeen until his death from peritonitis on a club tour of South Africa in 1937.

Jackie Beynon
Personal information
Full name John Alfred Beynon
Date of birth 22 September 1909
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Date of death 26 June 1937 (aged 27)
Place of death Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1932 Great Western Colliery
1927–1928 West Bromwich Albion
1928–1929 Halifax Town
1929–1930 Scunthorpe United
1930–1932 Rotherham United
1932–1933 Doncaster Rovers
1933–1937 Aberdeen 126 (34)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Beynon signed for Aberdeen in February 1933 from Doncaster Rovers (having earlier played for other clubs in the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire region, namely Halifax Town, Scunthorpe United and Rotherham United) and established himself as the outside left in the Dons' first team, although he switched to the right wing at times, particularly following the arrival of Bill Strauss in 1936. A few weeks after playing in the 1937 Scottish Cup Final, he was struck down with appendicitis while on a tour of South Africa with Aberdeen and died of peritonitis. He was buried in South Africa.[2][1][3]

Career statistics

[4]

Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1932-33 Scottish Division One 5 2 0 0 5 2
1933-34 35 11 4 1 39 12
1934-35 32 4 5 0 37 4
1935-36 29 8 2 2 31 10
1936-37 25 9 3 0 28 9
1937-38 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 126 34 14 3 140 37

References
  1. Jackie Beynon, AFC Heritage Trust
  2. Webster, Jack (2003). The First 100 Years of the Dons. Hodder & Stoughton. p. 145. ISBN 0-340-82344-5.
  3. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 13 April 2023.


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