Jock Munro

John Munro (14 April 1893 – 8 May 1917) was a Scottish professional football full back who played in the Scottish League for Aberdeen.[2]

Jock Munro

Personal information
Full name	John Munro[1]
Date of birth	14 April 1893[2]
Place of birth	Tarbat, Scotland[2]
Date of death	8 May 1917 (aged 24)[1]
Place of death	Pas-de-Calais, France[1]
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1913	Aberdeen East End
1913–1915	Aberdeen	14	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Munro served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War and was killed on the Western Front on 8 May 1917.[3][4] He was buried in Anzin-Saint Aubin British Cemetery.[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdeen	1914–15[2]	Scottish First Division	13	0	—		13	0
	1915–16[2]		1	0	—		1	0
Career total			14	0	0	0	14	0

References

1. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
2. "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust – Player Profile". www.afcheritage.org. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
3. "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 11. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
4. "John Munro | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 17 April 2020.