Matt Forsyth

John Matthew Forsyth was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender, mainly for Aberdeen.

Matt Forsyth
Personal information
Full name John Matthew Forsyth[1]
Date of birth 14 November 1896
Place of birth Cathcart, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of death 1979 (aged 82 or 83)
Place of death Aberdeen, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Shotts Battlefield
Hampden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Glasgow Perthshire F.C.
1920–1926 Aberdeen 161 (0)
1923 → Dumbarton Harp (loan) 1 (0)
1926–1928 Forres Mechanics
1928–1929 Keith
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Forsyth joined Aberdeen in 1920 from Junior club Glasgow Perthshire.[2] After almost 200 appearances, he left the club in 1926.[1] Forsyth was one of Aberdeen's first recipients of a benefit game, a 4–4 draw against a former Aberdeen select in 1926.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1920–21 Scottish Division One 23 0 0 0 23 0
1921–22 35 0 6 0 41 0
1922–23 37 0 5 0 42 0
1923–24 31 0 7 0 38 0
1924–25 33 0 6 0 39 0
1925–26 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 161 0 24 0 185 0

References
  1. "Matt Forsyth profile". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "AFC Match Report". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  4. "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 10 April 2023.


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