John Mackin (18 November 1943 – 29 July 2022) was a Scottish professional

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and

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Career

Born in

Bellshill Bellshill (pronounced "Bells hill") is a town in North Lanarkshire in Scotland, southeast of Glasgow city centre and west of Edinburgh. Other nearby localities are Motherwell to the south, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton to the south ...

, North Lanarkshire, Mackin played for Northampton Town, Lincoln City, York City and

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in the Football League. He was appointed player-manager of

Corby Town Corby Town Football Club is a football club based in Corby, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Steel Park. History The club was established in 1948, taking over from Stewarts & Lloyds as the main team i ...

in July 1973. Mackin died in July 2022 aged 78.

References

1943 births 2022 deaths Footballers from Bellshill Scottish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Northampton Town F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players York City F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Corby Town F.C. players English Football League players Scottish football managers Corby Town F.C. managers {{Scotland-footy-defender-1940s-stub