John Alfred Beynon [sometimes mis-spelt Benyon] (22 September 1909 – 26 June 1937) was a Welsh footballer who played for Doncaster Rovers and Aberdeen until his death from peritonitis on a club tour of South Africa in 1937.
Beynon signed for Aberdeen in February 1933 from Doncaster Rovers (having earlier played for other clubs in the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire region, namely Halifax Town, Scunthorpe United and Rotherham United) and established himself as the outside left in the Dons' first team, although he switched to the right wing at times, particularly following the arrival of Bill Strauss in 1936. A few weeks after playing in the 1937 Scottish Cup Final, he was struck down with appendicitis while on a tour of South Africa with Aberdeen and died of peritonitis. He was buried in South Africa.[2][1][3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 1932-33 | Scottish Division One | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 1933-34 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 12 | ||
| 1934-35 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
| 1935-36 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 10 | ||
| 1936-37 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 9 | ||
| 1937-38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 126 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 140 | 37 | ||
References
- ^ a b Jackie Beynon, AFC Heritage Trust
- ^ Webster, Jack (2003). The First 100 Years of the Dons. Hodder & Stoughton. p. 145. ISBN 0-340-82344-5.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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