John Allan Boyd (21 November 1929 – 25 October 2019) was a Scottish

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who represented

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at the

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. Boyd played as a winger in the

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for Queen's Park,

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and East Fife between 1946 and 1959.

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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