Jocky Petrie (footballer)

Jocky Petrie
Petrie pictured in 1885
Personal information
Date of birth (1867-06-21)21 June 1867
Place of birth Arbroath, Scotland[1]
Date of death 13 July 1932(1932-07-13) (aged 65)
Place of death Arbroath, Scotland
Position(s) Right winger
Youth career
Alpine and Crown
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Strathmore
1885–1891 Arbroath
1891–1892 Distillery
1892–1900 Arbroath
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John "Jocky" Petrie (21 June 1867 – 13 July 1932) was a Scottish footballer who played for Arbroath as a forward. He holds the record for the most goals ever scored in a senior British football game with 13 goals.[2]

  1. ^ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
  2. ^ "John Petrie | Player Statistics | Arbroath (Arbroath Archive)". www.arbroatharchive.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2024.