Matt Forsyth

Matt Forsyth

Personal information
Full name	John Matthew Forsyth [1]
Date of birth	14 November 1896
Place of birth	Cathcart, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of death	1979 (aged 82 or 83)
Place of death	Aberdeen, Scotland
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [1]
Position	Defender
Youth career
	Shotts Battlefield
	Hampden
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Glasgow Perthshire
1920–1926	Aberdeen	161	(0)
1923	→ Dumbarton Harp (loan)	1	(0)
1926–1928	Forres Mechanics
1928–1929	Keith
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Matthew Forsyth was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender, mainly for Aberdeen.

Forsyth joined Aberdeen in 1920 from Junior club Glasgow Perthshire. ^[2] After almost 200 appearances, he left the club in 1926. ^[1] Forsyth was one of Aberdeen's first recipients of a benefit game, a 4–4 draw against a former Aberdeen select in 1926. ^[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^[4]

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdeen	1920–21	Scottish Division One	23	0	0	0	23	0
	1921–22		35	0	6	0	41	0
	1922–23		37	0	5	0	42	0
	1923–24		31	0	7	0	38	0
	1924–25		33	0	6	0	39	0
	1925–26		2	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		161	0	24	0	185	0

References

1. "Matt Forsyth profile". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. "AFC Match Report". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
4. "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 10 April 2023.