John McCrae Kirk (13 March 1930 – 21 May 2003) was a soccer player. Kirk, was born in Canada, and moved to Scotland as a boy. He first played for Montrose, before joining

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most dens ...

as an amateur. However, his time at Portsmouth was interrupted while he spent two years in the military. He never played a game for Portsmouth, so he went to

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete his ...

, where he played two seasons and scored one goal in 14 games.ACCRINGTON STANLEY : 1946/47-1961/62 & 2006/07-2013/14
Neil Brown

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