Benny Yorston
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Benny Yorston, the United Kingdom forward, made 98 appearances for Sunderland. He found the net 50 times, averaging 0.51 goals per game. That return marks him out as one of the club's more prolific scorers in our records. His most prolific season in our data was 1931-32, with 22 goals.
Figures are from our match-by-match data, densest from 2010 onward.
Benjamin Collard Yorston (14 October 1905 – 1977) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Montrose , Aberdeen , Sunderland and Middlesbrough . — Wikipedia
- Position
- FW
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birthplace
- Nigg
- Born
- 14 Oct 1905
Career
Montrose F.C. (1927–27)→Aberdeen F.C. (1927–31)→Scotland men's national football team (1930–30)→Sunderland A.F.C. (1932–34)→Middlesbrough F.C. (1934–39)→Hibernian F.C. (1941–41)→Dundee United F.C. (1945–45)
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Sunderland career (from season records)
98
Appearances
50
Goals
By Season
Appearances counted as matches started or come on as substitute. Figures from recorded season totals — we hold no match-by-match data for this era.
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