Jock MacKenzie
Personal information
Full name John MacKenzie[1]
Date of birth 28 July 1885
Place of birth Douglas, Scotland
Date of death 10 October 1940(1940-10-10) (aged 55)[2]
Place of death Walsall, England
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1909 Glenbuck Cherrypickers
1909–1910 Carlisle United
1910–1915 Norwich City
1915–1916 Heart of Midlothian 25 (0)
Millwall 0 (0)
1921–1922 Walsall 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[3] He also played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian and in the Football League for Walsall.[1][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.[3][5] He died of "heart failure due to coronary thrombosis" in his Pleck home in 1940.[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heart of Midlothian 1915–16[7] Scottish First Division 25 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 26 0
Career total 25 0 0 0 1 0 26 0
  1. Appearance in Wilson Cup

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 189. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. "No war please, we're footballers. Ed turns the City clock back 100 years to the start of the Great War". norwichcity.myfootballwriter.com. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 "MacKenzie Jock Norwich City 1911". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  4. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. 1 2 "John MacKenzie | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  6. "Footballer's Death". Rugeley Times, etc. 12 October 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  7. "John MacKenzie – Hearts Career – from 28 Aug 1915 to 17 Apr 1916". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
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