Johnny Porteous

Johnny Porteous

Personal information
Full name	John Robertson Porteous
Date of birth	5 December 1921
Place of birth	Motherwell, Scotland
Date of death	13 August 2007 (aged 85)
Place of death	Plymouth, England
Playing position	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1946–1948	Motherwell	0	(0)
1948–1949	Alloa Athletic	27	(1)
1949–1956	Plymouth Argyle	214	(13)
1956–1957	Exeter City	40	(0)
–	Truro City	?	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

John Robertson "Johnny" Porteous (5 December 1921 – 13 August 2007) was a Scottish footballer who played as a midfielder.

He began his career as a footballer with Motherwell F.C., but did not make a league appearance before joining Alloa Athletic in 1948.^[1] A year later, he moved to England to play for Plymouth Argyle, under the management of fellow countryman Jimmy Rae. A versatile player,^[2] Porteous was instrumental in the team that won the Third Division South championship in the 1951–52 season,^[3] and remained a regular name in the side until 1955. After making 221 appearances in all competitions, scoring 13 goals, he joined Exeter City in 1956,^[4] before finishing his career in non-league football with Truro City.

Honours

Plymouth Argyle

• Football League Third Division South: 1951–52

References

1. "John Porteous". Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
2. "Johnny Porteous". GoS-DB. Greens on Screen. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
3. "When Argyle finished as champions". The Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
4. "Johnny Porteous". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 23 June 2010.