John Porter (footballer)

John Porter

Personal information
Full name	John Stewart Porter
Date of birth	27 September 1961
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
	Hutchinson Vale
	Salveson Boys Club
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1980–1982	Hearts	0	(0)
1982–1983	Forfar Athletic	27	(6)
1983	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
	Berwick Rangers	21	(3)
	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
1984-1986	East Fife	38	(8)
1986-1987	St. George	19	(1)
1987	Warringah Freshwater
1988-1992	Rockdale Ilinden
1993-1994	CYC Stanmore	33	(8)
1996-1997	Sutherland
1998	Wollongong Olympic
1999-2000	Sutherland
Teams managed
1998-2000	Sutherland
2001-2004	Sydney University
2005–2006	Sutherland
2007	Sydney Wanderers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

John Stewart Porter is a Scottish former footballer.^[1]

Playing career

Youth football

Porter played youth football for Hutchinson Vale and Salvesen Boys Club.^[1]

Scotland

After spending two years on the books at Hearts he moved to Forfar Athletic. While at Forfar Porter played 27 times scoring six goals. He then transferred to Berwick Rangers where he played 21 games. In 1984 he moved to East Fife where he spent two years.^[1]

Australia

In 1986 Porter emigrated to Australia where he played two seasons with National Soccer League team St. George. After leaving St. George Porter played for a number of NSW Premier League clubs.^[1]

Coaching career

Porter began coaching with Sutherland in the NSW Premier League in 1998 while still playing. In 2000 he moved on to Sydney University where he coached until 2004. In 2005 he again took the helm at Sutherland until moving to Sydney Wanderers in 2007.^[1]

References

1. "Australian Player Database - P". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 2009-10-23.

• Stewart Porter, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database