Full name John Stewart Porter Playing position 1980–1982 Hearts | Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland Years Team Name John Porter | |
Date of birth (1961-09-27) 27 September 1961 (age 54) | ||
John Stewart Porter is a Scottish former footballer.
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Youth football
Porter played youth football for Hutchinson Vale and Salvesen Boys Club.
Scotland
After spending two years on the books at Hearts he moved to Forfar Athletic. While at Forfar Porter played 27 times scoring six goals. He then transferred to Berwick Rangers where he played 21 games. In 1984 he moved to East Fife where he spent two years.
Australia
In 1986 Porter emigrated to Australia where he played two seasons with National Soccer League team St. George. After leaving St. George Porter played for a number of NSW Premier League clubs.
Coaching career
Porter began coaching with Sutherland in the NSW Premier League in 1998 while still playing. In 2000 he moved on to Sydney University where he coached until 2004. In 2005 he again took the helm at Sutherland until moving to Sydney Wanderers in 2007.