Johnny Porteous

John Robertson "Johnny" Porteous (5 December 1921 – 13 August 2007) was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half.

Johnny Porteous
Personal information
Full name John Robertson Porteous[1]
Date of birth (1921-12-05)5 December 1921
Place of birth Motherwell, Scotland
Date of death 13 August 2007(2007-08-13) (aged 85)
Place of death Plymouth, England
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1948 Motherwell 0 (0)
1948–1949 Alloa Athletic 27 (1)
1949–1956 Plymouth Argyle 214 (13)
1956–1957 Exeter City 40 (0)
Truro City ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He began his career as a footballer with Motherwell F.C., but did not make a league appearance before joining Alloa Athletic in 1948.[2] A year later, he moved to England to play for Plymouth Argyle, under the management of fellow countryman Jimmy Rae. A versatile player,[3] Porteous was instrumental in the team that won the Third Division South championship in the 1951–52 season,[4] and remained a regular name in the side until 1955. After making 221 appearances in all competitions, scoring 13 goals, he joined Exeter City in 1956,[5] before finishing his career in non-league football with Truro City.

Honours

Plymouth Argyle

References

  1. "Johnny Porteous". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. "John Porteous". Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  3. "Johnny Porteous". GoS-DB. Greens on Screen. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  4. "When Argyle finished as champions". The Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  5. "Johnny Porteous" Archived 2012-09-10 at the Wayback Machine. Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
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