| Jack Allister | |
| Fullname: | John Grandison Allister |
| Birth Date: | 30 June 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Height: | 5ft 9in |
| Position: | Right half |
| Clubs1: | Tranent |
| Years2: | 1951–1952 |
| Clubs2: | Chelsea |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1952–1958 |
| Clubs3: | Aberdeen |
| Caps3: | 117 |
| Goals3: | 17 |
| Years4: | 1958 |
| Clubs4: | Chesterfield |
| Years5: | 1958–1959 |
| Clubs5: | Elgin City |
| Years6: | 1959 |
| Clubs6: | Hamilton Italo-Canadians |
| Years7: | 1959–1961 |
| Clubs7: | Deveronvale |
| Totalcaps: | 121 |
| Totalgoals: | 18 |
John Grandison Allister (30 June 1927 – 11 February 1999) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right half for Chelsea and Aberdeen.[1]
Allister was born in Edinburgh and played junior football with Tranent before starting his professional career with Chelsea. After a year and only four games for Chelsea, he returned north and signed for Aberdeen in 1952, where he remained until 1958. In the summer of 1959, he played in the National Soccer League with Hamilton Italo-Canadians.[2] He later joined Deveronvale, the Banff-based Scottish Highland Football League club.[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4] [5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea | 1951-52 | First Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Aberdeen | 1952–53 | Scottish Division One | 25 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 |
| 1953–54 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 7 | ||
| 1954–55 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | ||
| 1955–56 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | ||
| 1957–58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 117 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 23 | ||