John Bayne (footballer)

John Bayne
Personal information
Full name John Bayne[1]
Date of birth 23 November 1877
Place of birth Dunblane, Scotland
Date of death 21 July 1915(1915-07-21) (aged 37)[2]
Place of death Pas-de-Calais, France
Playing position Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1898 Reading 1 (0)
1899 Brentford 2 (2)
1902–1903 Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
1903 Raith Rovers 1 (0)
1903 Brentford 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

John Bayne (23 November 1877 – 21 July 1915) was a Scottish football centre forward who played in the Southern League for Reading and Brentford.[3] He also played in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers.[1]

Personal life

Bayne served as a private in the Black Watch during the Second Boer War.[4] He was recalled to the Black Watch after the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 and was killed on the Western Front on 21 July 1915.[2] He was buried in St Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-l'Avoué.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1899–00[3] Southern League Second Division 2 2 — 2 2
Raith Rovers 1902–03[1] Scottish League First Division 1 0 — 1 0
Brentford 1902–03[5] Southern League First Division 2 0 — 2 0
Brentford total 4 2 0 0 4 2
Career total 5 2 0 0 5 2

References

  1. 1 2 3 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. 1 2 3 "Casualty". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 355. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. ↑ White 1989, p. 73.
  5. ↑ White 1989, p. 357.


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