Scottish footballer

Harry YorstonPersonal information

Full name|  Henry Yorston
Date of birth|  (1929-06-09)9 June 1929
Place of birth|  Scotland
Date of death|  1992 (aged 62-63)
Position(s)|  Inside right
Youth career
–1947|  St. Clements
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1947–1957|  Aberdeen|  201|  (98)
1957–?|  Buckie Thistle|  |
National team
1952|  Scottish Football League XI|  1|  (0)
1954|  Scotland|  1|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Yorston (9 June 1929 – 1992) was a Scottish professional football player, who played for Aberdeen, and represented Scotland once.[1] Yorston made over 200 league appearances for Aberdeen, scoring 98 goals.[2]

Yorston's uncle Benny was also a professional footballer who, like his nephew, played for Aberdeen and the Scottish national side.

## Personal life[edit]

Yorston retired from professional football at the age of 28 after being offered a lucrative fish market porter job in Aberdeen.[3] In 1972, he won £175,000 on the football pools.[3]

He died in 1992 from a brain tumour aged 62.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Henry Yorston". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
2. ^ "ABERDEEN : 1946/47 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
3. ^ a b c Webster, Jack (2003). The First 100 Years of the Dons. Hodder & Stoughton. pp. 205–206. ISBN 0-340-82344-5.

## External links[edit]

* Harry Yorston at WorldFootball.net

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