John Bayne (23 November 1877 – 21 July 1915) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Southern League for Reading and Brentford as a centre forward.[4] He also played in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Bayne[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1877 | ||
| Place of birth | Ramoyle, Scotland[2] | ||
| Date of death | 21 July 1915 (aged 37)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Richebourg-Saint-Vaast, France | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1898 | Reading | 1 | (0) |
| 1899 | Brentford | 2 | (2) |
| 1902–1903 | Heart of Midlothian | 0 | (0) |
| 1903 | Raith Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| 1903 | Brentford | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editBayne was married with three children.[2] He enlisted in the British Army on 17 February 1896 and served as a private in the Black Watch during the Second Boer War.[2][5] Between the end of his service and the outbreak of the First World War, Bayne worked in a mill in Dunblane.[2] He was recalled to the Black Watch after the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 and was killed by a rifle grenade at Richebourg-Saint-Vaast on the Western Front on 21 July 1915.[2][3] Bayne was buried in St Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-l'Avoué.[3]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1899–1900[4] | Southern League Second Division | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Raith Rovers | 1902–03[1] | Scottish League First Division | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Brentford | 1902–03[6] | Southern League First Division | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b c d e John Bayne on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 355. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ White 1989, p. 73.
- ^ White 1989, p. 357.
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