Jock Venters
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Cook Venters[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Cowdenbeath, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1978 (aged 67–68)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Cowdenbeath, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Lochore Thistle | |||
| Dunniker Juniors | |||
| 1927 | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
| 1929–1930 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | (0) |
| 1930–1931 | Thames | 1 | (0) |
| 1931 | Morton | 6 | (0) |
| Young Boys | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Cook Venters (22 August 1910 – 1978) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Scottish League for Morton.[3] He also played in the Football League for Nottingham Forest and Thames.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Venters father Sandy and brothers Alex and Andrew were also footballers.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 1929–30[4] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Morton | 1930–31[3] | Scottish First Division | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 296. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b Stark, Jim (18 July 2018). "Hometown Heroes (Local Footballers in Profile) – No. 17 – The Venters Family". Central Fife Times. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "John Venters". The City Ground. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
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- Scottish men's footballers
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- 1978 deaths
- Men's association football inside forwards
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- Preston North End F.C. players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Thames A.F.C. players
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
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