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 | 28 April 1979 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shotts Battlefield | |||
| Hampden | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Glasgow Perthshire | |||
| 1920–1926 | Aberdeen | 161 | (0) |
| 1923 | → Dumbarton Harp (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1926–1928 | Forres Mechanics | ||
| 1928–1929 | Keith | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Matthew Forsyth (14 November 1896 – 28 April 1979) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender, mainly for Aberdeen.
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]
He was accused of assualt in 1938, though a court found the charge to be not proven.[4]
Forsyth died on 28 April 1979, aged 82, at Woodend Hospital in Aberdeen.[5][6]
Career statistics
| 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
- ^ a b c "Matt Forsyth profile". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ Litster, John (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian.
- ^ "AFC Match Report". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ "Case against "Matt" Forsyth fails". Dundee Courier. 9 March 1938. p. 7. Retrieved 12 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Former Don dies, aged 82". Aberdeen Evening Express. 30 April 1979. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Deaths". Aberdeen Evening Express. 30 April 1979. p. 8. Retrieved 12 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 10 April 2023.