John Ogston | |
Fullname: | John Kessack Ogston |
Birth Date: | 15 January 1939 |
Birth Place: | Aberdeen, Scotland |
Death Date: | 16 August 2017 (age 78) |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Youthclubs1: | Banks O' Dee |
Years1: | 1958–1966 |
Clubs1: | Aberdeen |
Caps1: | 179 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1966–1969 |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1968–1969 |
Clubs3: | → Doncaster Rovers |
Caps3: | 31 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1969–1971 |
Clubs4: | Doncaster Rovers |
Caps4: | 39 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 1971–1972 |
Clubs5: | Buckie Thistle |
Years6: | 1972 |
Clubs6: | Huntly |
Years7: | 1972– |
Clubs7: | Rothes |
Years8: | 1974 |
Clubs8: | Fraserburgh |
Years9: | 1974 |
Clubs9: | Deveronvale |
Nationalyears1: | 1961[1] |
Nationalteam1: | SFL trial v SFA |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 1961–1962[2] |
Nationalteam2: | Scotland U23 |
Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
John Kessack Ogston (15 January 1939 – 16 August 2017) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for Aberdeen, Liverpool and Doncaster Rovers.[3]
Ogston was born in Aberdeen and played youth football with Banks O' Dee where he won the Scottish Junior Cup in 1957. A year later in 1958, he started his professional career with Aberdeen. He was fondly known as "Tubby" in his time there.
He joined English club Liverpool for a fee of £10,000 in September 1965, but his only first team appearance was in a 3-1 League victory over Newcastle United on 7 April 1967.
He moved to Doncaster Rovers in 1968 on loan, and then signed permanently the following season.[4] Whilst at Doncaster, he was a member of the Fourth Division title winning side of 1968–69,[5] and made a total of 77 appearances in League and cup.[4]
In 1971, he returned north of the border to play for Buckie Thistle for a season,[4] before playing with several teams in the Highland League, including Huntly, Rothes, Fraserburgh, and Deveronvale.[4] [6] He finally retired on 16 September 1974.[6]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Aberdeen | 1958-59 | Scottish Division One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
1959-60 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
1960-61 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
1961-62 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
1962-63 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |||
1963-64 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |||
1964-65 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
1965-66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 179 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 230 | 0 | |||
Liverpool | 1965-66 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1966-67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
1967-68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1968-69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 1968-69 | Fourth Division | 31 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 31+ | 0+ | |
Doncaster Rovers | 1969-70 | Third Division | 38 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 38+ | 0+ | |
1970-71 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1+ | 0+ | |||
Total | 70 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 70+ | 0+ | |||
Career total | 250 | 0 | 17+ | 0+ | 34+ | 0+ | 301+ | 0+ |