John Monteith (footballer)

John Buchanan Monteith (5 December 1883 – 27 September 1918) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right back in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[3]

John Monteith
Personal information
Full name John Buchanan Monteith[1]
Date of birth 5 December 1883[2]
Place of birth Dennistoun, Scotland[2]
Date of death 27 September 1918(1918-09-27) (aged 34)[1]
Place of death Pas-de-Calais, France
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1911–1912 Queen's Park 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Monteith served as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War and was killed in action in Pas-de-Calais on 27 September 1918.[4][5] He was buried in Quéant Communal Cemetery British Extension.[1]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1911–12[3] Scottish First Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 3 0 0 0 3 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 3" (PDF). p. 16. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Monteith, John Buchanan". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. ^ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1918–1919" (PDF). p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. ^ "John Buchanan Monteith | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 19 September 2016.