John Renton Wightman (2 November 1912 – 20 April 1964) was a Scottish
footballer
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who played for
Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to:
People
* Scarborough (surname)
* Earl of Scarbrough
Places Australia
* Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth
* Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong
* Scarborough, Queensland, sub ...
,
York City,
Bradford Park Avenue
Bradford (Park Avenue) Association Football Club is an association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The team compete in , at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The name derived from their former hom ...
,
Huddersfield Town,
Blackburn Rovers and
Carlisle United
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. He was born in
Duns
Duns may refer to:
* Duns, Scottish Borders, a town in Berwickshire, Scotland
** Duns railway station
** Duns F.C., a football club
** Duns RFC, a rugby football club
** Battle of Duns, an engagement fought in 1372
* Duns Scotus ( 1265/66–1308) ...
. He died on 20 April 1964 in
Blackburn,
Lancashire
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.
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1912 births
1964 deaths
People from Duns, Scottish Borders
Scottish men's footballers
Men's association football wing halves
Scarborough F.C. players
York City F.C. players
Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
Carlisle United F.C. players
English Football League players
Sportspeople from the Scottish Borders
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