Jock Shearer

Jock Shearer
Personal information
Full name John McMillan Shearer[1]
Date of birth (1917-07-08)8 July 1917
Place of birth Dunfermline, Scotland
Date of death 3 April 1979(1979-04-03) (aged 61)
Place of death Surrey, England
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946 Derby County 0 (0)
1946–1949 Bradford City 75 (17)
1949–1951 Grimsby Town 34 (9)
Total 109 (26)
Managerial career
1951–1953 Sligo Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John McMillan Shearer (8 July 1917 – 3 April 1979) was a Scottish professional football player and coach.

Career

After serving with the British Army during World War Two, Shearer signed a professional contract with Derby County in 1946. He left later that same year to sign for Bradford City, where he spent three seasons before moving to Grimsby Town.

After retiring as a player in 1951, Shearer became manager of Irish club Sligo Rovers.

References

  1. ^ "Jock Shearer". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  • John Shearer at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database


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