John Alfred Beynon ometimes mis-spelt Benyon(22 September 1909 – 26 June 1937) was a Welsh

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who played for

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and

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until his death from peritonitis on a club tour of South Africa in 1937. Beynon signed for Aberdeen in February 1933 from

(having earlier played for other clubs in the

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and

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region, namely

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, Scunthorpe United and

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) and established himself as the

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in the ''Dons first team, although he switched to the right wing at times, particularly following the arrival of Bill Strauss in 1936. A few weeks after playing in the 1937 Scottish Cup Final, he was struck down with

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while on a tour of South Africa with Aberdeen and died of

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. He was buried in South Africa.Jackie Beynon
AFC Heritage Trust

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1909 births 1937 deaths Footballers from Cardiff Welsh men's footballers Aberdeen F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players English Football League players Scottish Football League players Year of birth unknown Deaths from peritonitis Men's association football outside forwards {{Wales-footy-forward-stub