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
Position(s)	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team
1946–1948	Motherwell
1948–1949	Alloa Athletic
1949–1956	Plymouth Argyle
1956–1957	Exeter City
–	Truro City
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

He began his career as a footballer with Motherwell F.C., but did not make a league appearance before joining Alloa Athletic in 1948.^[2] A year later, he moved to England to play for Plymouth Argyle, under the management of fellow countryman Jimmy Rae. A versatile player,^[3] Porteous was instrumental in the team that won the Third Division South championship in the 1951–52 season,^[4] 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,^[5] before finishing his career in non-league football with Truro City.

Honours

Plymouth Argyle

Football League Third Division South: 1951–52

References

^ "Johnny Porteous". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
^ "John Porteous". Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
^ "Johnny Porteous". GoS-DB. Greens on Screen. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
^ "When Argyle finished as champions". The Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
^ "Johnny Porteous" Archived 2012-09-10 at the Wayback Machine. Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 23 June 2010.

[1] "Johnny Porteous". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 February 2017.

[2] "John Porteous". Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 June 2010.

[3] "Johnny Porteous". GoS-DB. Greens on Screen. Retrieved 23 June 2010.

[4] "When Argyle finished as champions". The Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2010.

[5] "Johnny Porteous" Archived 2012-09-10 at the Wayback Machine. Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 23 June 2010.

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