Harry Yorston

{{short description|Scottish footballer (1929–1992)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Harry Yorston | fullname = Henry Bowmaker Yorston<ref>{{cite web |title=Henry Bowmaker Yorston death record |url=https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results/85864415063cf6a78a3c2f |website=Scotland's People |access-date=24 January 2023}}</ref> | image = | birth_date = {{birth date|1929|06|09|df=y}} | birth_place = Scotland | death_date = {{death date and age|1992|05|17|1929|06|09|df=y}} | death_place = Aberdeen, Scotland | height = | position = Inside right | youthyears1 = –1947 | youthclubs1 = St. Clements | years1 = 1947–1957 | clubs1 = Aberdeen | caps1 = 202 | goals1 = 98 | years2 = 1957–? | clubs2 = Buckie Thistle | caps2 = | goals2 = | nationalyears1 = 1952 | nationalteam1 = Scottish Football League XI | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 1954 | nationalteam2 = Scotland | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }}

'''Henry Bowmaker Yorston''' (9 June 1929 – 17 May 1992) was a Scottish professional football player, who played for Aberdeen, and represented Scotland once.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/henryyorston.html|title=Henry Yorston|work=London Hearts Supporters' Club|accessdate=18 February 2010}}</ref> Yorston made over 200 league appearances for Aberdeen, scoring 98 goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/aberdeen/aberdeen.html|title=ABERDEEN : 1946/47 – 2008/09|work= Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database|accessdate=18 February 2010}}</ref> His uncle Benny was also a professional footballer who, like his nephew, played for Aberdeen and the Scotland national side.

Yorston retired from professional football at the age of 28 after being offered a lucrative fish market porter job in Aberdeen.<ref name="webster">{{Cite book| last = Webster| first = Jack| title = The First 100 Years of the Dons| publisher = Hodder & Stoughton| year = 2003| pages = 205–206| isbn = 0-340-82344-5 }}</ref> In 1972, he won £175,000 on the football pools.<ref name="webster"/> He died from brain cancer on 17 May 1992, at the age of 62.<ref name="webster"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Drysdale |first1=Neil |title=Harry Yorston: The Aberdeen FC 'Golden Boy' who won the pools in 1972 |url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/past-times/3812913/harry-yorston-aberdeen-fc/ |access-date=24 January 2023 |publisher=The Press and Journal |date=6 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Golden Boy Yorston |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |access-date=24 January 2023 |publisher=Aberdeen Evening Express |date=18 May 1992}}</ref>

== Career statistics == === Club === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile |url=https://afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=302 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=afcheritage.org}}</ref> ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |Scottish Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Europe ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="11" |Aberdeen |1947–48 | rowspan="10" |Scottish Division One |6 |6 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |6 |6 |- |1948–49 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |- |1949–50 |26 |10 |5 |4 |5 |3 |0 |0 |36 |17 |- |1950–51 |29 |18 |3 |3 |10 |5 |0 |0 |42 |26 |- |1951–52 |27 |19 |4 |3 |6 |3 |0 |0 |37 |25 |- |1952–53 |19 |6 |9 |7 |4 |3 |0 |0 |32 |16 |- |1953–54 |16 |7 |0 |0 |6 |4 |0 |0 |22 |11 |- |1954–55 |28 |12 |6 |3 |2 |0 |0 |0 |36 |15 |- |1955–56 |31 |12 |1 |0 |8 |2 |0 |0 |40 |14 |- |1956–57 |20 |8 |1 |1 |6 |2 |0 |0 |27 |11 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !202 !98 !29 !21 !47 !22 !0 !0 !278 !141 |}

=== International === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harry Yorston {{!}} Scotland {{!}} Scottish FA |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=113402 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=www.scottishfa.co.uk}}</ref> !National team !Year !Apps !Goals |- |Scotland |1954 |1 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !1 !0 |}

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==External links== *{{WorldFootball.net|harry-yorston}}

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