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Benjamin Collard Yorston (14 October 1905 – 1977) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Montrose, Aberdeen, Sunderland and Middlesbrough.

Benny Yorston

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Collard Yorston
Date of birth	(1905-10-14)14 October 1905
Place of birth	Nigg, Scotland
Date of death	1977 (aged 71–72)
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1927	Montrose
1927–1931	Aberdeen	143	(101)
1932–1934	Sunderland	49	(25)
1934–1939	Middlesbrough	152	(54)
1941	Hibernian (guest)	0	(0)
1945	Dundee United	1	(0)
Total		345	(180)
National team
1930	Scotland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Nigg, Kincardineshire, the diminutive (5 ft 5in) forward played for Aberdeen juvenile sides Kittybrewster and Mugiemoss before joining Montrose in 1927.[1] He spent only 3 months with the Gable Endies before returning north to sign for Aberdeen F.C.. Yorston stayed with the Dons for five seasons and remains the club's record goal-scorer for a single season, having notched 38 goals in 1929–30. He won his only cap for Scotland against Ireland in 1931.

Yorston was one of five Aberdeen players dropped after a 1–1 draw with Kilmarnock later that year. At the time, the reasons were not clear, but the club's official history claims that several players had been involved in a betting scandal. No players were ever charged with any offence, but none of them ever played for Aberdeen again.[2]

Yorston joined Sunderland for £2,000 in January 1932 then moved to their North-East rivals Middlesbrough for £1,250 in 1934. He stayed with Middlesbrough until the outbreak of the Second World War, during which he "guested" for Hibernian,[3] Aldershot, Reading, West Ham United[4] and Lincoln City,[1] featuring once for Dundee United shortly after the war ended.[5] He retired before the cessation of global hostilities.

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

References

External links

• Biographical details at scottishleague.net

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Benjamin « Benny » Collard Yorston, né le 14 octobre 1905 et mort en 1977, est un footballeur professionnel écossais des années 1930. Il jouait avant centre. Il a joué en dans le championnat écossais et en première division du championnat d'Angleterre.

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