matt forsyth

Left Back

Profile

Squad Number:	3
Position:	Left Back
Birthplace:	Glasgow

Nationality:	Scottish
Height:	5' 8
Weight:	11st 9lbs
Signed:	18/05/1920

Full name: John Matthew Forsyth

Arrived at Pittodrie in 1920 from Glasgow Perthshire, Glasgow born Forsyth developed into a fine full back. Although a full international call up was to elude him, he was named as a reserve on several occasions. Was one of the first Dons players to be useful as an overlapping full back and this was his great strength. One of the first Dons to be awarded a benefit game before leaving the Dons in 1926.

As well as playing professionally for the Dons, Matt worked as a representative of Messrs. Henry Munro Ltd and The Munro Press of Glasgow.
In 1938, Forsyth appeared in court on a charge of embezzlement while acting as a collector for Thomas Strang's Pools. Described as a turf commissiona agent of 31 Belgrave Terrace, he was accused of taking £155 10s 2d during 1937. The case was complex with a good deal of evidence and ran over several days. At the end, however, Sherriff Laing found the accusation "not proven" and acquitted the accused - to loud cheering from football fans in the public gallery.

Aberdeen Debut

All Appearances

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Date	Result	Competition	Venue	Attendance	Age at debut	Type	RedTv	Report
18/08/1920	Dundee 2 - 0 Aberdeen	East Scotland League		6,000		Start

Date	Result	Competition	Attendance	Type
14/04/1926	Aberdeen 5 - 3 Aberdeen University	Aberdeen and District League	0	Start
10/04/1926	Huntly 0 - 4 Aberdeen	Aberdeen and District League	0	Start
27/03/1926	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Rangers	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
20/03/1926	Aberdeen 2 - 3 Hibernian	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
13/03/1926	Peterhead 1 - 3 Aberdeen	Aberdeenshire Cup	0	Start
27/02/1926	Heart of Midlothian 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Second XI Cup	6,000	Start
24/02/1926	Aberdeen 6 - 1 Aberdeen University	Aberdeen and District League	0	Start
06/02/1926	Dundee 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Second XI Cup	0	Start
30/01/1926	Aberdeen 6 - 0 Keith	Aberdeenshire Cup	6,000	Start
23/01/1926	Elgin City 0 - 4 Aberdeen	Aberdeen and District League	0	Start
28/11/1925	Aberdeen 4 - 1 St Mirren	Scottish Alliance League	1,000	Start
24/10/1925	Aberdeen 4 - 1 Ayr United	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
03/10/1925	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Falkirk	Scottish Alliance League	2,000	Start
26/09/1925	Falkirk 4 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
12/09/1925	Rangers 3 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
22/08/1925	Airdrie 4 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
15/08/1925	Aberdeen 3 - 3 Hamilton	Div 1 (Old)	19,000	Start
25/04/1925	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Motherwell	Div 1 (Old)	15,000	Start
13/04/1925	Queens Park 4 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
07/04/1925	Rangers 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
04/04/1925	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Heart of Midlothian	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
01/04/1925	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Hamilton	Div 1 (Old)	6,000	Start
28/03/1925	Cowdenbeath 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,500	Start
18/03/1925	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Ayr United	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
07/03/1925	Aberdeen 0 - 2 Hamilton	Scottish Cup	24,157	Start
03/03/1925	St. Mirren 1 - 3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
28/02/1925	Aberdeen 2 - 3 Raith Rovers	Div 1 (Old)	9,000	Start
25/02/1925	Motherwell 1 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	12,000	Start
21/02/1925	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Motherwell	Scottish Cup	25,257	Start
14/02/1925	Airdrie 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
11/02/1925	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Armadale	Scottish Cup	15,000	Start
07/02/1925	Armadale 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	6,600	Start
31/01/1925	Kilmarnock 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,500	Start
24/01/1925	Hibernian 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	20,000	Start
17/01/1925	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Partick Thistle	Div 1 (Old)	15,000	Start
01/01/1925	Dundee 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	13,000	Start
27/12/1924	St. Johnstone 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	6,000	Start
20/12/1924	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Third Lanark	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
13/12/1924	Morton 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
06/12/1924	Raith Rovers 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	6,000	Start
29/11/1924	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Kilmarnock	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
08/11/1924	Heart of Midlothian 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	18,000	Start
01/11/1924	Aberdeen 2 - 1 St. Johnstone	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
25/10/1924	Third Lanark 4 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	6,000	Start
18/10/1924	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Dundee	Div 1 (Old)	18,000	Start
11/10/1924	Motherwell 1 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	6,500	Start
04/10/1924	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Airdrie	Div 1 (Old)	15,000	Start
29/09/1924	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Queens Park	Div 1 (Old)	6,000	Start
27/09/1924	Partick Thistle 1 - 4 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
22/09/1924	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Morton	Div 1 (Old)	14,000	Start
20/09/1924	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Cowdenbeath	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
13/09/1924	Hamilton 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	6,000	Start
06/09/1924	Aberdeen 0 - 4 Celtic	Div 1 (Old)	24,000	Start
30/08/1924	Ayr United 3 - 3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	6,000	Start
23/08/1924	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Rangers	Div 1 (Old)	23,000	Start
16/08/1924	Falkirk 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
19/04/1924	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Kilmarnock	Div 1 (Old)	10,500	Start
12/04/1924	Clydebank 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	2,500	Start
09/04/1924	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Hibernian	Scottish Cup	12,000	Start
02/04/1924	Motherwell 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	2,000	Start
29/03/1924	Partick Thistle 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
26/03/1924	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Hibernian	Scottish Cup	18,000	Start
22/03/1924	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Hibernian	Scottish Cup	20,000	Start
12/03/1924	Hamilton 3 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	2,500	Start
08/03/1924	Aberdeen 3 - 0 St. Bernards	Scottish Cup	17,000	Start
01/03/1924	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Airdrie	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
27/02/1924	Morton 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	1,500	Start
23/02/1924	Aberdeen 2 - 0 East Stirlingshire	Scottish Cup	13,000	Start
09/02/1924	Cowdenbeath 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	17,000	Start
02/02/1924	Aberdeen 2 - 0 St. Mirren	Div 1 (Old)	11,000	Start
26/01/1924	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Dumbarton	Scottish Cup	12,500	Start
19/01/1924	Celtic 4 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	6,000	Start
01/01/1924	Dundee 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	20,000	Start
29/12/1923	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Clyde	Div 1 (Old)	9,000	Start
22/12/1923	Airdrie 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
15/12/1923	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Falkirk	Div 1 (Old)	11,000	Start
08/12/1923	Heart of Midlothian 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	18,000	Start
01/12/1923	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Raith Rovers	Div 1 (Old)	14,000	Start
24/11/1923	Clyde 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
17/11/1923	St. Mirren 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	6,500	Start
10/11/1923	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Partick Thistle	Div 1 (Old)	14,000	Start
03/11/1923	Kilmarnock 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
27/10/1923	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Motherwell	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
20/10/1923	Third Lanark 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
13/10/1923	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Hamilton	Div 1 (Old)	9,000	Start
06/10/1923	Falkirk 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	9,000	Start
29/09/1923	Aberdeen 0 - 2 Celtic	Div 1 (Old)	18,000	Start
24/09/1923	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Queens Park	Div 1 (Old)	16,000	Start
22/09/1923	Rangers 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	20,000	Start
15/09/1923	Aberdeen 0 - 2 Morton	Div 1 (Old)	14,000	Start
08/09/1923	Ayr United 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
01/09/1923	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Dundee	Div 1 (Old)	19,000	Start
25/08/1923	Hibernian 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	18,000	Start
18/08/1923	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Clydebank	Div 1 (Old)	14,000	Start
28/04/1923	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Motherwell	Div 1 (Old)	9,500	Start
21/04/1923	Clyde 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
14/04/1923	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Albion Rovers	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
07/04/1923	Hamilton 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
31/03/1923	Heart of Midlothian 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	12,500	Start
24/03/1923	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Third Lanark	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
10/03/1923	Ayr United 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,500	Start
03/03/1923	Hibernian 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
28/02/1923	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Falkirk	Div 1 (Old)	3,500	Start
24/02/1923	Hibernian 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	28,000	Start
17/02/1923	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Partick Thistle	Div 1 (Old)	11,000	Start
10/02/1923	Aberdeen 13 - 0 Peterhead	Scottish Cup	3,241	Start
03/02/1923	Aberdeen 4 - 1 Ayr United	Div 1 (Old)	13,000	Start
31/01/1923	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Airdrie	Scottish Cup	14,500	Start
27/01/1923	Airdrie 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	12,000	Start
13/01/1923	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Forfar Athletic	Scottish Cup	13,000	Start
06/01/1923	Celtic 1 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	15,000	Start
02/01/1923	Raith Rovers 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	6,000	Start
01/01/1923	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Dundee	Div 1 (Old)	23,000	Start
30/12/1922	Rangers 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	22,000	Start
23/12/1922	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Airdrie	Div 1 (Old)	13,000	Start
16/12/1922	St. Mirren 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	11,000	Start
09/12/1922	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Clyde	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
02/12/1922	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Alloa Athletic	Div 1 (Old)	11,000	Start
25/11/1922	Partick Thistle 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
18/11/1922	Aberdeen 5 - 0 Kilmarnock	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
11/11/1922	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Heart of Midlothian	Div 1 (Old)	15,000	Start
04/11/1922	Third Lanark 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
28/10/1922	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Hamilton	Div 1 (Old)	11,000	Start
21/10/1922	Motherwell 3 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
14/10/1922	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Rangers	Div 1 (Old)	27,000	Start
07/10/1922	Airdrie 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
02/10/1922	Alloa Athletic 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
30/09/1922	Aberdeen 4 - 2 St. Mirren	Div 1 (Old)	16,000	Start
25/09/1922	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Celtic	Div 1 (Old)	23,500	Start
23/09/1922	Falkirk 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
16/09/1922	Morton 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
09/09/1922	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Hibernian	Div 1 (Old)	20,000	Start
02/09/1922	Albion Rovers 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
30/08/1922	Aberdeen 0 - 2 Morton	Benefit Match	7,000	Start
26/08/1922	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Raith Rovers	Div 1 (Old)	16,000	Start
19/08/1922	Dundee 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	22,000	Start
16/08/1922	Kilmarnock 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	8,500	Start
06/05/1922	Aberdeen 7 - 2 Peterhead	Fleming Charity Shield	3,000	Start
29/04/1922	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Heart of Midlothian	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
22/04/1922	Hibernian 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
19/04/1922	Third Lanark 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,500	Start
12/04/1922	Motherwell 3 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
08/04/1922	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Kilmarnock	Div 1 (Old)	11,000	Start
05/04/1922	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Rangers	Div 1 (Old)	19,000	Start
01/04/1922	Aberdeen 1 - 3 Morton	Scottish Cup	23,000	Start
25/03/1922	Ayr United 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
22/03/1922	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Albion Rovers	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
15/03/1922	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Hamilton	Scottish Cup	23,000	Start
11/03/1922	Hamilton 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	16,000	Start
04/03/1922	St. Mirren 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
01/03/1922	Queens Park 3 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
25/02/1922	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Dundee	Scottish Cup	28,000	Start
21/02/1922	Clyde 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	2,000	Start
18/02/1922	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Morton	Div 1 (Old)	11,500	Start
11/02/1922	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Queens Park	Scottish Cup	22,000	Start
04/02/1922	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Hamilton	Div 1 (Old)	11,000	Start
28/01/1922	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Dumbarton	Scottish Cup	16,000	Start
21/01/1922	Celtic 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	12,500	Start
14/01/1922	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Dumbarton	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
07/01/1922	Airdrie 4 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,500	Start
03/01/1922	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Raith Rovers	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
02/01/1922	Dundee 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	22,000	Start
31/12/1921	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Clydebank	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
24/12/1921	Morton 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
17/12/1921	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Motherwell	Div 1 (Old)	12,500	Start
10/12/1921	Aberdeen 0 - 1 St. Mirren	Div 1 (Old)	15,500	Start
03/12/1921	Heart of Midlothian 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	15,000	Start
26/11/1921	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Partick Thistle	Div 1 (Old)	16,500	Start
19/11/1921	Falkirk 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
12/11/1921	Airdrie 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
15/10/1921	Aberdeen 4 - 2 Clyde	Div 1 (Old)	14,500	Start
08/10/1921	Raith Rovers 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
01/10/1921	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Hibernian	Div 1 (Old)	15,000	Start
26/09/1921	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Queens Park	Div 1 (Old)	15,000	Start
24/09/1921	Rangers 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	26,000	Start
21/09/1921	Clydebank 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
17/09/1921	Kilmarnock 2 - 3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
14/09/1921	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Falkirk	Div 1 (Old)	14,000	Start
10/09/1921	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Celtic	Div 1 (Old)	21,000	Start
03/09/1921	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Dundee	Div 1 (Old)	18,000	Start
15/08/1921	Aberdeen 4 - 1 Dundee	North Eastern League	10,000	Start
30/04/1921	Albion Rovers 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
23/04/1921	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Rangers	Scottish Alliance League	6,000	Start
28/03/1921	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Queen's Park Strollers	Scottish Alliance League	2,500	Start
03/01/1921	Ayr United 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	6,000	Start
01/01/1921	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Dundee	Div 1 (Old)	20,000	Start
25/12/1920	Aberdeen 0 - 3 Partick Thistle	Div 1 (Old)	13,000	Start
18/12/1920	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Motherwell	Div 1 (Old)	13,000	Start
11/12/1920	Kilmarnock 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	6,000	Start
04/12/1920	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Airdrie	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
27/11/1920	Dumbarton 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	2,500	Start
20/11/1920	Aberdeen 3 - 1 St. Mirren	Div 1 (Old)	14,000	Start
13/11/1920	Heart of Midlothian 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	15,000	Start
06/11/1920	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Third Lanark	Div 1 (Old)	12,500	Start
30/10/1920	Clyde 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
23/10/1920	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Raith Rovers	Div 1 (Old)	13,000	Start
16/10/1920	Hamilton 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	6,000	Start
09/10/1920	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Hibernian	Div 1 (Old)	13,500	Start
02/10/1920	Clydebank 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
27/09/1920	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Queens Park	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
25/09/1920	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Rangers	Div 1 (Old)	23,000	Start
18/09/1920	Morton 6 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
15/09/1920	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Hamilton	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
11/09/1920	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Ayr United	Div 1 (Old)	16,000	Start
08/09/1920	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Clyde	Div 1 (Old)	14,000	Start
04/09/1920	Albion Rovers 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
30/08/1920	Third Lanark 3 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
28/08/1920	Forfar Athletic 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
21/08/1920	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Dundee	Scottish Alliance League	6,000	Start
18/08/1920	Dundee 2 - 0 Aberdeen	East Scotland League	6,000	Start

Appearances

Season	League			League Cup			Scottish Cup			Europe			Total			Other
	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals
1925-26	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1924-25	33	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	39	0	0	0	0	0
1923-24	31	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	38	0	0	0	0	0
1922-23	37	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	42	0	0	1	0	0
1921-22	35	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	41	0	0	1	0	0
1920-21	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0
Totals:	161	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	185	0	0	2	0	0
Total Appearances/Goals:														185	0

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