| Jack Hather | |
| Fullname: | John Hather |
| Birth Date: | 29 September 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Annfield Plain, England |
| Death Date: | 1st January 1996 (Aged 69) |
| Death Place: | Durham, England |
| Position: | Outside left |
| Youthclubs1: | Annfield Plain |
| Years1: | 1948–1960 |
| Clubs1: | Aberdeen |
| Caps1: | 264 |
| Goals1: | 79 |
| Totalcaps: | 264 |
| Totalgoals: | 79 |
John "Jack" Hather was an English professional football outside-left who played for Scottish club Aberdeen.
Born in Annfield Plain, County Durham, Hather joined Aberdeen in December 1948. He was part of the Aberdeen team who won the 1955 Scottish League championship and the 1955 Scottish League Cup.[1]
After leaving Aberdeen in 1960, he moved back to the North East of England to play for amateur club Blackhall F.C.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Aberdeen | 1948-49 | Scottish Division One | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 4 | |
| 1949-50 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 6 | |||
| 1950-51 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | - | - | 19 | 5 | |||
| 1951-52 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 0 | |||
| 1952-53 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 43 | 18 | |||
| 1953-54 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 35 | 12 | |||
| 1954-55 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 42 | 15 | |||
| 1955-56 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13 | |||
| 1956-57 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | |||
| 1957-58 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 10 | |||
| 1958-59 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 11 | |||
| 1959-60 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |||
| Total | 264 | 79 | 34 | 10 | 53 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 351 | 105 | |||
| Career total | 264 | 79 | 34 | 10 | 53 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 351 | 105 | |||