Jock MacKenzie explained

Jock MacKenzie should not be confused with Jock Mackenzie.

Jock MacKenzie
Fullname:John MacKenzie
Birth Date:28 July 1885
Birth Place:Douglas, Scotland
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Walsall, England
Position:Left back
Years1:–1909
Clubs1:Glenbuck Cherrypickers
Years2:1909–1910
Clubs2:Carlisle United
Years3:1910–1915
Clubs3:Norwich City
Years4:1915–1916
Clubs4:Heart of Midlothian
Caps4:25
Goals4:0
Clubs5:Millwall
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Years6:1921–1922
Clubs6:Walsall
Caps6:4
Goals6:0

John MacKenzie (28 July 1885 – 10 October 1940) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 200 appearances as a left back for Southern League club Norwich City.[2] He also played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian and in the Football League for Walsall.[3] [4]

Personal life

In December 1915, nearly 18 months since the outbreak of the First World War, MacKenzie enlisted as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery.[5] He saw service in Africa and was transferred to the Class Z Reserve in October 1919. He died of "heart failure due to coronary thrombosis" in his Pleck home in 1940.[6]

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heart of Midlothian1915–16[7] Scottish First Division2501[8] 0260
Career total2500010260
  1. Web site: No war please, we're footballers. Ed turns the City clock back 100 years to the start of the Great War . 29 January 2023 . norwichcity.myfootballwriter.com.
  2. Web site: MacKenzie Jock Norwich City 1911 . 29 January 2023 . Vintage Footballers . en-GB.
  3. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 . 16 October 2012 . Tony Brown . 9781905891610 . 3rd Revised . 189.
  4. Book: Litster, John . Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . PM Publications . Norwich.
  5. Web site: John MacKenzie Service Record . 29 January 2023 . Football and the First World War.
  6. News: Footballer's Death . 8 December 2023 . Rugeley Times, etc. . 12 October 1940 . 4.
  7. Web site: John MacKenzie – Hearts Career – from 28 Aug 1915 to 17 Apr 1916 . www.londonhearts.com . 22 July 2018.
  8. Appearance in Wilson Cup