John Torbet

Personal information
Full name	John McDowell Torbet
Date of birth	25 September 1903
Place of birth	Benwhat, Scotland
Date of death	16 February 1957 (aged 53)
Place of death	Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s)	Outside left
Senior career*
Years	Team
–	Cumnock Juniors
1924–1933	Partick Thistle
1933–1934	Preston North End
1934–1935	Burton Town
1935–1936	Stockport County
1936–1937	Ayr United
1937	Alloa Athletic
1937–1938	Leith Athletic
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John McDowell Torbet (25 September 1903 – 16 February 1957) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside left.

Born in Benwhat, Dalmellington, Ayrshire, he signed for Partick Thistle from Cumnock Juniors in 1924, and went on to become the club's sixth-highest scorer of all time, scoring 116 goals in all competitions. During his nine-year spell at Firhill he played in the 1930 Scottish Cup final (scoring his side's goal in a 2-1 replay defeat to Rangers),^[2] and was selected for the Glasgow FA annual challenge match against Sheffield three times.^[3]

Torbet then moved to England, playing for Preston North End in 1933^[4] before moving to Burton Town and Stockport County, then returned to Scotland with Ayr United, followed by brief spells with Alloa Athletic and Leith Athletic.^[3] After retiring as a player, he became the Heart of Midlothian trainer in April 1946 until 1952.^[5]

References

^ Death of former Partick Thistle Star (scanned from Glasgow Evening Times, 1957) via Partick Thistle History Archive
^ The Cup Final | Rangers Win Replay at Hampden, The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1930
^ ^a ^b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ John Torbert Transferred (newspaper scan, 1933) via Partick Thistle History Archive
^ Leaders of Men: John Harvey, Heart of Midlothian FC, 24 March 2020