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John Thain (footballer)

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John Thain
Thain while with Brentford in 1922
Personal information
Full name John William Thain[1]
Date of birth (1903-02-03)3 February 1903
Place of birth Pelaw, England
Date of death December 1977(1977-12-00) (aged 74)
Place of death Peterborough, England
Height 5 ft 9+12 in (1.77 m)[2]
Position(s) Outside right
Youth career
Pelaw Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1922 Newcastle United 1 (0)
1922–1923 Brentford 5 (1)
Peterborough & Fletton United
1925 Grimsby Town 26 (4)
Peterborough & Fletton United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John William Thain (3 February 1903 – December 1977) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right in the Football League for Brentford, Grimsby Town and Newcastle United.[1]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 1921–22[3] First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Brentford 1922–23[4] Third Division South 5 1 0 0 5 1
Career total 6 1 0 0 6 1

References

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  1. ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 159. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. ^ "League clubs and their players for the coming season. Grimsby Town". Athletic News. Manchester. 4 August 1924. p. 3.
  3. ^ "John Thain". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  4. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 367. ISBN 0951526200.