John Bain (footballer, born 1923)

John Bain
BEM
Personal information
Full name John Legat Bain[1]
Date of birth 2 September 1923[2]
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 2 June 2019 (aged 95)
Place of death Livingston, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Portsmouth
Reading
1952–1963 Ferranti Thistle
Managerial career
1959 Ferranti Thistle
1974–1976 Meadowbank Thistle
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Legat Bain BEM (2 September 1923 – 2 June 2019) was a Scottish football player, manager and chairman for Ferranti Thistle and Meadowbank Thistle (the predecessor clubs of Livingston).

  1. ^ "John Legat Bain birth record". Scotland's People. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. ^ Scotland and Northern Ireland, Death Index, 1989–2022