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Scottish footballer (1939–2017)

John Ogston
Personal information
Full name John Kessack Ogston
Date of birth (1939-01-15)15 January 1939
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death 16 August 2017 (age 78)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Banks O' Dee
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1966 Aberdeen 179 (0)
1966–1969 Liverpool 1 (0)
1968–1969 → Doncaster Rovers 31 (0)
1969–1971 Doncaster Rovers 39 (0)
1971–1972 Buckie Thistle
1972 Huntly
1972– Rothes
1974 Fraserburgh
1974 Deveronvale
International career
1961 SFL trial v SFA 1 (0)
1961–1962 Scotland U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Kessack Ogston (15 January 1939 – 16 August 2017) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for Aberdeen, Liverpool and Doncaster Rovers.

Ogston was born in Aberdeen and played youth football with Banks O' Dee where he won the Scottish Junior Cup in 1957. A year later in 1958, he started his professional career with Aberdeen. He was fondly known as "Tubby" in his time there.

He joined English club Liverpool for a fee of £10,000 in September 1965, but his only first team appearance was in a 3-1 League victory over Newcastle United on 7 April 1967.

He moved to Doncaster Rovers in 1968 on loan, and then signed permanently the following season. Whilst at Doncaster, he was a member of the Fourth Division title winning side of 1968–69, and made a total of 77 appearances in League and cup.

In 1971, he returned north of the border to play for Buckie Thistle for a season, before playing with several teams in the Highland League, including Huntly, Rothes, Fraserburgh, and Deveronvale. He finally retired on 16 September 1974.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1958-59 Scottish Division One 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1959-60 16 0 1 0 3 0 20 0
1960-61 26 0 2 0 3 0 31 0
1961-62 31 0 5 0 6 0 42 0
1962-63 34 0 3 0 6 0 43 0
1963-64 34 0 4 0 6 0 44 0
1964-65 34 0 2 0 6 0 42 0
1965-66 1 0 0 0 4 0 5 0
Total 179 0 17 0 34 0 230 0
Liverpool 1965-66 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966-67 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1967-68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968-69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 1968-69 Fourth Division 31 0 - - - - 31+ 0+
Doncaster Rovers 1969-70 Third Division 38 0 - - - - 38+ 0+
1970-71 1 0 - - - - 1+ 0+
Total 70 0 - - - - 70+ 0+
Career total 250 0 17+ 0+ 34+ 0+ 301+ 0+

References

  1. "John Ogston". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.
  3. Scotland U23 player Ogston, John, FitbaStats
  4. "John Ogston". Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  5. ^ "John Ogston". LFCHistory.net. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  6. Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9569848-3-8.
  7. ^ "John Ogston". Aberdeen F.C. Official Site. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  8. "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  9. "Liverpool career stats for John Ogston - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  10. "DRFC Former Doncaster Keeper John Ogston Dies Age 78". Vital Doncaster Rovers. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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