John Wight (born 11 December 1973) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Stranraer and Dumbarton.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Wight | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000-2006 | Dumbarton | 43 | (0) |
| 2006 | Beith Juniors | ||
| 2006-2008 | Livingston | ||
| 2009-2010 | Stranraer | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editWight spent six seasons with Dumbarton, his debut coming in a 3–2 home defeat to Hamilton Accies on 14 October 2000.[1] He went on to make 43 appearances for the Sons, most notably displacing John Hillcoat to take the number 1 jersey for the latter half of the 2001–2002 season and saved the injury time penalty which assured Sons of promotion.[2]
While playing for Beith Juniors, Wight had an unsuccessful trial with Stranraer in 2006.[3]
Following a spell at Livingston, he eventually went on to sign for Stranraer but was used mostly as a substitute.[4]
Personal life
editAs of 2006, Wight worked in the whisky industry.
Honours
editDumbarton
- Scottish Football League Third Division second-place promotion: 2001-02[5]
References
edit- ^ "Dumbarton 2-3 Hamilton Accies". BBC. 14 October 2000.
- ^ "Two sign up - but still no boss..." thefootballnetwork.net. 5 June 2002.
- ^ "FOOTBALL: KEEPER WIGHT HAPPY TO REKINDLE GLOVE AFFAIR WITH BEITH". Daily Record. 22 September 2006.
- ^ "Jon Wight". ESPN.
- ^ "BELL'S SFL THIRD DIVISION 2001-02". SPFL.
External links
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