Jock MacKenzie

Not to be confused with Jock Mackenzie.

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)
–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[a] 0 26 0
Career total 25 0 0 0 1 0 26 0
  1. ^ Appearance in Wilson Cup

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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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