John Ogston

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.[4]

John Ogston
Personal information
Full name John Kessack Ogston[1]
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[2] SFL trial v SFA 1 (0)
1961–1962[3] Scotland U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ogston was born in Aberdeen and played youth football with Banks O' Dee where he won the Scottish Junior Cup in 1957.[5] A year later in 1958, he started his professional career with Aberdeen. He was fondly known as "Tubby" in his time there.[5]

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.[5]

He moved to Doncaster Rovers in 1968 on loan, and then signed permanently the following season.[5] Whilst at Doncaster, he was a member of the Fourth Division title winning side of 1968–69,[6] and made a total of 77 appearances in League and cup.[5]

In 1971, he returned north of the border to play for Buckie Thistle for a season,[5] before playing with several teams in the Highland League, including Huntly, Rothes, Fraserburgh, and Deveronvale.[5][7] He finally retired on 16 September 1974.[7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[8][9][10]
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. 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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