John Keddie Dewar (14 December 1923 – 19 October 2011) was a Scottish

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who played as a

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. Dewar began his footballing career shortly after the

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with Heart of Midlothian, scoring three goals in as many appearances before moving to

Dundee United Dundee United Football Club is a Scotland, Scottish professional association football, football club based in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923. United are nickname ...

in 1947. After four years at

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, Dewar moved to

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, where he failed to make an appearance. Dewar left part-time professional football in 1952 to take up a full-time career as a mining surveyor and planner with the

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* 1923 births Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. players People from Buckhaven 2011 deaths Footballers from Fife Men's association football midfielders 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub