Place of birth Cardiff, Wales Name Jackie Benyon Playing position Role Footballer | Years Team Position Midfielder ?–1932 Doncaster Rovers | |
Date of death 26 June 1937(1937-06-26) Place of death Johannesburg, South Africa Died June 26, 1937, Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
Jackie Benyon was a Welsh footballer who played for Doncaster Rovers and Aberdeen until his death from peritonitis on a club tour of South Africa in 1937.
Benyon signed for Aberdeen in 1932 from Doncaster and established himself as a winger in the first team. A few weeks after playing in the 1937 Scottish Cup final, he was struck down with appendicitis while on a tour of South Africa with Aberdeen and died of peritonitis. He was buried in South Africa.
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