John Kilgannon

John Kilgannon

John was watched several times by Luton Town whilst playing for his home town team, Stenhousemuir, in Scottish League Division Two.

Eventually they took the plunge and signed him in April 1959, just before the Town’s appearance in the F.A.Cup final, and he made his debut at centre-forward on the closing day of the 1958/59 campaign at home to Blackpool.

The following season turned out to be a disaster for the Hatters, with relegation from Division One, with John, a constructive inside-forward, played mainly on the wing.

John was released in the wake of relegation and returned to Scotland with Stirling but died in a car accident in 1967, aged only 31, leaving a wife and four young daughters.