Jack Allister (Scottish footballer)
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Full name
John Grandison Allister
Date of birth
30 June 1927
Place of birth
Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death
11 February 1999 (aged 71)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Grandison Allister | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 11 February 1999 (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 | |||
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]
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]