Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Caven [1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 July 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Outside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1957 | Penicuik Athletic | ||
1957 | Kilmarnock | 3 | (1) |
1957–1959 | Brentford | 7 | (1) |
1960 | Chelmsford City | 2 | (0) |
Vale of Leithen | |||
Chirnside United | |||
Eyemouth United | |||
Hawick Royal Albert | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Caven (born 6 July 1934) was a Scottish professional football outside left who played in the Football League for Brentford. He began his career in Scotland with Kilmarnock.
Caven began his career Penicuik Athletic, before moving to Scottish League First Division club Kilmarnock in February 1957. [2] He made three appearances and scoring one goal during what remained of the 1956–57 season and left the club at the end of the campaign. [3] [4]
Caven followed former Kilmarnock manager Malky McDonald down to England in October 1957 and signed for Third Division South club Brentford. [2] [3] Behind forwards Johnny Rainford, George Francis and Jim Towers in the pecking order, Caven's career with the Bees never got going and he made just seven appearances, scoring one goal, before departing Griffin Park at the end of the 1958–59 season. [3]
After his release from Brentford, Caven dropped into non-league football and had a spell with Southern League Premier Division club Chelmsford City in 1960. [3]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kilmarnock | 1956–57 [4] | Scottish First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Brentford | 1957–58 [5] | Third Division South | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |
1958–59 [5] | Third Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
Career total | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
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