Jack Allister (Scottish footballer)

John Grandison Allister (30 June 1927 – 11 February 1999) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right half for Chelsea and Aberdeen.[2][1]

Jack Allister
Personal information
Full name John Grandison Allister
Date of birth (1927-06-30)30 June 1927
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 11 February 1999(1999-02-11) (aged 71)
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Tranent
1951–1952 Chelsea 4 (1)
1952–1958 Aberdeen 117 (17)
1958 Chesterfield
1958–1959 Elgin City
1959 Hamilton Italo-Canadians
1959–1961 Deveronvale
Total 121 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Allister was born in Edinburgh and played junior football with Tranent before starting his professional career with Chelsea. After a year and only four games for Chelsea, he returned north and signed for Aberdeen in 1952, where he remained until 1958. In the summer of 1959, he played in the National Soccer League with Hamilton Italo-Canadians.[3] He later joined Deveronvale, the Banff-based Scottish Highland Football League club.[4]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5][6]

Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea 1951-52 First Division 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Total 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Aberdeen 1952–53 Scottish Division One 25 2 9 2 0 0 0 0 34 4
1953–54 26 5 5 1 6 1 0 0 37 7
1954–55 21 4 6 1 5 0 0 0 32 5
1955–56 22 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 25 0
1956–57 20 6 0 0 4 0 0 0 24 6
1957–58 3 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 11 1
Total 117 17 21 4 25 2 0 0 163 23

Honours

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Aberdeen

References

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  1. ^ a b Jack Allister, AFC Heritage Trust
  2. ^ "Jack Allister". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Jack's Farewell". Toronto Daily Star. 27 July 1959. p. 18.
  4. ^ "Jack Allister". Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Jack Allister Player Profile on Stamford-Bridge.com". stamford-bridge.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 11 April 2023.