Jock Munro
Personal information
Full name John Munro[1]
Date of birth 14 April 1893[2]
Place of birth Tarbat, Scotland[2]
Date of death 8 May 1917(1917-05-08) (aged 24)[1]
Place of death Pas-de-Calais, France[1]
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1913 Aberdeen East End
1913–1915 Aberdeen 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Munro (14 April 1893 – 8 May 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back in the Scottish League for Aberdeen.[2]

Personal life

Munro served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War and was killed on the Western Front on 8 May 1917.[3][4] He was buried in Anzin-Saint Aubin British Cemetery.[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1914–15[2] Scottish First Division 13 0 13 0
1915–16[2] 1 0 1 0
Career total 14 0 0 0 14 0

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "John Munro". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. "John Munro | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 17 April 2020.


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