John Thain (footballer)
Appearance
![]() Thain while with Brentford in 1922 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John William Thain[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 February 1903 | ||
Place of birth | Pelaw, England | ||
Date of death | December 1977 | (aged 74)||
Place of death | Peterborough, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 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
[edit]Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "League clubs and their players for the coming season. Grimsby Town". Athletic News. Manchester. 4 August 1924. p. 3.
- ^ "John Thain". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 367. ISBN 0951526200.
Categories:
- 1903 births
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- Brentford F.C. players
- 1977 deaths
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Peterborough & Fletton United F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- People from Pelaw
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead
- Footballers from Tyne and Wear
- Men's association football midfielders
- English football midfielder, 1900s birth stubs