Jock Ditchburn Explained

Jock Ditchburn
Fullname:John Hurst Ditchburn
Birth Date:13 March 1897[1]
Birth Place:Leeds, England
Death Date:January 1992 (aged 94)
Death Place:Exeter, England
Position:Wing half
Years1:1920–1921
Clubs1:Blantyre Thistle
Years2:1921–1922
Clubs2:Cambuslang Rangers
Years3:1922–1923
Clubs3:Blantyre Victoria
Years4:1923–1926
Clubs4:Sunderland
Caps4:6
Goals4:0
Years5:1926–1928
Clubs5:Exeter City
Caps5:51
Goals5:0
Years6:1928–1929
Clubs6:Exeter Loco
Years7:1929–1932
Clubs7:Exeter City
Caps7:34
Goals7:0

John Hurst Ditchburn (13 March 1897 – January 1992) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Sunderland and Exeter City.[2] [3] He was born in Leeds and settled in Exeter, but had spent most of his childhood in Cambuslang, Scotland and began his career with local clubs.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jock Ditchburn . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 7 May 2024 . en.
  2. Book: Dykes. Garth. Lamming. Doug. All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. 2000. Great Britain. 9781899538157.
  3. http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Player.aspx?PlayerID=287 Jock Ditchburn
  4. http://grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/1043 Ditchburn, John