Born
West Calder
John Bonnar
Biography
John came into the team as a trialist in a League Cup game against Cowdenbeath in mid-October 1946 and after impressing he was signed up from Polkemmet Juniors. From the time of his signing up until the end of the 1947-48 campaign he played in every competitive game, before refusing a new contract at the end of the season and being retained until mid-August when he was transferred too Celtic. He would go on to spend a decade with the Parkhead club, making 180 competitive appearances, before having spells with Dumbarton and St. Johnstone.
Statistics
- Apps
- 70
- Goals
- -
- -
- -
- Goals/game
- -
- Minutes
- 6300
- Seasons
- 3
- Clean sheets
- 8
Club spells
First Spell
Joined: 14 Oct 1946 · Left: 13 Aug 1948
Other clubs played for
Managers played under
| Manager | First appearance | Most recent appearance | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Anderson | 19 Oct 1946 | 14 Apr 1948 | 70 |
Timeline
Signed
First competitive appearance
Arbroath 3–3 Cowdenbeath· Scottish League Cup · Gayfield
First competitive clean sheet
Arbroath 1–0 Cowdenbeath· Division B · Gayfield
Latest recorded clean sheet
Stirling Albion 0–2 Arbroath· Division B · Annfield
Last appearance
Forfar Athletic 2–3 Arbroath· Forfarshire Cup · Station Park
Recorded contract end
Died
Glasgow
Appearances (70)
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1948 | Forfar | 2–3 | Arbroath | Forfarshire Cup1947-48 | W |
| 7 Apr 1948 | Arbroath | 2–1 | Forfar | Forfarshire Cup1947-48 | W |
| 3 Apr 1948 | Arbroath | 2–3 | Dumbarton | Division B1947-48 | L |
| 31 Mar 1948 | East Fife | 6–0 | Arbroath | Supplementary Cup1947-48 | L |
| 27 Mar 1948 | Stirling | 0–2 | Arbroath | Division B1947-48 | W |
| 20 Mar 1948 | East Fife | 3–0 | Arbroath | Division B1947-48 | L |
| 13 Mar 1948 | Arbroath | 3–1 | Cowdenbeath | Division B1947-48 | W |
| 6 Mar 1948 | Arbroath | 5–1 | Kilmarnock | Division B1947-48 | W |
| 28 Feb 1948 | Alloa | 3–1 | Arbroath | Division B1947-48 | L |
| 21 Feb 1948 | Arbroath | 1–3 | Albion Rovers | Division B1947-48 | L |
| 14 Feb 1948 | Raith Rovers | 2–0 | Arbroath | Division B1947-48 | L |
| 7 Feb 1948 | Hibernian | 4–0 | Arbroath | Scottish Cup1947-48 | L |
| 31 Jan 1948 | Arbroath | 1–1 | East Fife | Supplementary Cup1947-48 | D |
| 24 Jan 1948 | Arbroath | 9–1 | Babcock & Wilcox | Scottish Cup1947-48 | W |
| 17 Jan 1948 | Stenhousemuir | 0–3 | Arbroath | Division B1947-48 | W |
| 10 Jan 1948 | Arbroath | 6–0 | Dundee United | Division B1947-48 | W |
| 5 Jan 1948 | Arbroath | 3–2 | Leith Athletic | Division B1947-48 | W |
| 3 Jan 1948 | Leith Athletic | 2–4 | Arbroath | Division B1947-48 | W |
| 1 Jan 1948 | Arbroath | 2–0 | St Johnstone | Division B1947-48 | W |
| 27 Dec 1947 | Hamilton Accies | 3–0 | Arbroath | Division B1947-48 | L |
| 20 Dec 1947 | Arbroath | 2–1 | Dunfermline | Division B1947-48 | W |
| 13 Dec 1947 | Dumbarton | 3–3 | Arbroath | Division B1947-48 | D |
| 6 Dec 1947 | Arbroath | 1–2 | Stirling | Division B1947-48 | L |
| 29 Nov 1947 | Arbroath | 1–4 | East Fife | Division B1947-48 | L |
| 22 Nov 1947 | Cowdenbeath | 2–1 | Arbroath | Division B1947-48 | L |
| 15 Nov 1947 | Kilmarnock | 2–1 | Arbroath | Division B1947-48 | L |
| 8 Nov 1947 | Arbroath | 1–1 | Alloa | Division B1947-48 | D |
| 1 Nov 1947 | Albion Rovers | 2–1 | Arbroath | Division B1947-48 | L |
| 25 Oct 1947 | Arbroath | 1–6 | Raith Rovers | Division B1947-48 | L |
| 18 Oct 1947 | Ayr Utd | 1–0 | Arbroath | Division B1947-48 | L |
Goals scored (0)
No goals recorded for these filters.