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Jack Hather

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Jack Hather
Personal information
Full name John Hather
Date of birth 29 September 1926
Place of birth Annfield Plain,England
Date of death 1st January 1996 (Aged 69)
Place of death Durham, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Outside left
Youth career
Annfield Plain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1960 Aberdeen 264 (79)
Total 264 (79)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John "Jack" Hatherwas an English professionalfootballoutside-left who played for Scottish clubAberdeen.

Born inAnnfield Plain,County Durham,Hather joined Aberdeen in December 1948. He was part of the Aberdeen team who won the 1955 Scottish League championship and the 1955 Scottish League Cup.[1]

After leaving Aberdeen in 1960, he moved back to the North East of England to play for amateur club Blackhall F.C.

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]

Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1948-49 Scottish Division One 14 4 1 0 0 0 - - 15 4
1949-50 17 6 0 0 0 0 - - 17 6
1950-51 10 3 0 0 9 2 - - 19 5
1951-52 10 0 0 0 2 0 - - 12 0
1952-53 28 14 9 3 6 1 - - 43 18
1953-54 25 7 4 2 6 3 - - 35 12
1954-55 30 9 6 3 6 3 - - 42 15
1955-56 24 11 1 0 5 2 0 0 30 13
1956-57 32 7 2 0 6 2 0 0 40 9
1957-58 30 9 3 0 7 1 0 0 40 10
1958-59 29 7 7 2 6 2 0 0 42 11
1959-60 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 2
Total 264 79 34 10 53 16 0 0 351 105
Career total 264 79 34 10 53 16 0 0 351 105

Honours

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Aberdeen

References

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  1. ^"Jack Hather profile".AFC Heritage Trust.Retrieved5 November2011.
  2. ^"Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile".afcheritage.org.Retrieved12 March2023.