Johnny Porteous

Johnny Porteous
Personal information
Full name John Robertson Porteous[1]
Date of birth (1921-12-05)5 December 1921
Place of birth Motherwell, Scotland
Date of death 13 August 2007(2007-08-13) (aged 85)
Place of death Plymouth, England
Playing position Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1948 Motherwell 0 (0)
1948–1949 Alloa Athletic 27 (1)
1949–1956 Plymouth Argyle 214 (13)
1956–1957 Exeter City 40 (0)
– Truro City ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

John Robertson "Johnny" Porteous (5 December 1921 – 13 August 2007) was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half.

He began his career as a footballer with Motherwell F.C., but did not make a league appearance before joining Alloa Athletic in 1948.[2] A year later, he moved to England to play for Plymouth Argyle, under the management of fellow countryman Jimmy Rae. A versatile player,[3] Porteous was instrumental in the team that won the Third Division South championship in the 1951–52 season,[4] and remained a regular name in the side until 1955. After making 221 appearances in all competitions, scoring 13 goals, he joined Exeter City in 1956,[5] before finishing his career in non-league football with Truro City.

Honours

Plymouth Argyle

References

  1. ↑ "Johnny Porteous". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "John Porteous". Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "Johnny Porteous". GoS-DB. Greens on Screen. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "When Argyle finished as champions". The Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  5. ↑ "Johnny Porteous" Archived 2012-09-10 at the Wayback Machine.. Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
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