John Cook Venters (22 August 1910 – 1978) was a Scottish professional
footballer
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who played as an
inside right
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in the
Scottish League
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for
Morton.
He also played in the
Football League
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for
Nottingham Forest
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Founde ...
and
Thames
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.
Personal life
Venters father Sandy and brothers
Alex
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People
Multiple
* Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
* Alex Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
* Alex Forsyth (disambiguation), multiple people
* Al ...
and Andrew were also footballers.
Career statistics
References
Scottish men's footballers
Scottish expatriate men's footballers
1910 births
1978 deaths
Men's association football inside forwards
Scottish Football League players
English Football League players
Footballers from Cowdenbeath
BSC Young Boys players
Preston North End F.C. players
Nottingham Forest F.C. players
Thames A.F.C. players
Greenock Morton F.C. players
Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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