Sad news. I have heard from a good friend in Amble - where he lived - that he has passed away.

Thoughts are with his family. One of my dad’s heroes.

Very sad news indeed.
Brilliant player and servant to the club.
Tough, uncompromising but fair as a defender, and capable of playing football too.
Would probably have had many more international caps had the competition at Right back not been so stiff at the time.
RIP.

Sad indeed as always like him as a player .

Before my time but always sad to read of the passing of one of our greats from the golden era. League Champion, FA Cup finalist. Could always reel off:

Blacklaw
Angus
Elder
Adamson
Cummings
Miller
Connelly
McIlroy
Pointer
Robson
Harris

RIP John Angus. Thoughts with his family and friends

One of my favourite players from when I started going - Cool John Angus has passed away at 82

Already a thread, perhaps merge?

https://uptheclarets.com/messageboard/v ... =2&t=55339

Sigh.... One of my top 5..simply an incredibly good player.

Always sad to hear about the passing of a Clarets legend.

How many of our Championship winning squad are still with us?

Just seen the previous thread - will merge

Herts Clarets wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 09, 2021 1:28 pm

Before my time but always sad to read of the passing of one of our greats from the golden era. League Champion, FA Cup finalist. Could always reel off:

Blacklaw
Angus
Elder
Adamson
Cummings
Miller
Connelly
McIlroy
Pointer
Robson
Harris

RIP John Angus. Thoughts with his family and friends

You need to reel off Seith & Pilkington - two of the championship team

Very sad news. Went to John's testimonial, a great servant to BFC, as said above.

RIP

So very sad. Cool John Angus at right back. Can see him now in the warm up just before kick off passing the ball between himself and Alex Elder in front of the Longside. Only a couple of caps due, as mentioned earlier, to the quality of right backs available when in his prime. RIP John Angus.

I'm so sad at this news today. What a player he was in that team I first saw. I've just thought back to my first game, only Alex Elder and Jimmy Robson still with us.

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 09, 2021 2:56 pm

I'm so sad at this news today. What a player he was in that team I first saw. I've just thought back to my first game, only Alex Elder and Jimmy Robson still with us.

I managed to see him once at Villa Park-by all accounts possibly the best right back the club has had

Yes one of my favourites, a classy tough fullback, his duels with Albert Scanlon were worth the admission price alone.
Sounds to have been a very nice guy too according to Ashington who knew him when he retired back to his native north east.

CleggHall wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 09, 2021 3:03 pm

Yes one of my favourites, a classy tough fullback, his duels with Albert Scanlon were worth the admission price alone.
Sounds to have been a very nice guy too according to Ashington who knew him when he retired back to his native north east.

Think you can add to that Terry Paine at Southampton and Clive Clarke at WBA. Nobody messed John around. What a player!

Terrific RB by the standards of those days.

I suppose I was lucky in that I saw most of his career at Burnley. Top, top golfer as well, who won the annual PFA Golf Tournament at least a couple of times as well.

Calm, cool Angus will live long in my memory. Thanks John.

Just about the best right back the club has had in the last 60 years. RIP John.

Just a few words now on site

https://www.uptheclarets.com/such-sad-n ... asses-away

When all around were losing their heads, John Angus was always there to calm things with a neat, incisive pass out of defence.
It may be a story that's been added to down the years and become almost mythical, when he stopped a shot on the line then calmly ran the ball along the goal line before passing the ball out to a teammate.
RIP John and thanks for the memories.

Rip cool John Angus.
One of the best full backs I’ve ever seen in a Burnley shirt.

The news of Johns passing has left me feeling very sad indeed. Like most other fans of his era John was a big favorite of mine. Outstanding in every way. My clearest memory of John was when we played Arsenal away in 64/5. We were losing 2-0 at ht and John had got a bad injury. Clearly no subs in those days so injured players stayed on mainly as a nuisance value. He literally was playing on one leg. For some reason he played more or less at center forward for the second half. Sadly we lost 3-2 but John remarkably scored both our goals. My memory is fading a bit these days but I am sure he also had a goal disallowed or hit the post. I just remember him just missing out on maybe the greatest hat trick by a Burnley player. RIP John Angus. Thank you for all the pleasure you gave me and thousands of other Clarets.

Great player...RIP John Angus.

Gordaleman wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 09, 2021 3:14 pm

Terrific RB by the standards of those days.

I suppose I was lucky in that I saw most of his career at Burnley. Top, top golfer as well, who won the annual PFA Golf Tournament at least a couple of times as well.

Calm, cool Angus will live long in my memory. Thanks John.

another sad day for the fans who saw him play alongside some cracking footballers. RIP

FCBurnley wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 09, 2021 4:03 pm

Thank you for all the pleasure you gave me and thousands of other Clarets.

I too attended Johns testimonial in '73.

The amount of footballing talent who played in the 2 games that night is a testament of how well respected and thought of John was.

RIP John and thank you!

Great fullback. A very calm presence but could look after himself. RIP John Angus

ElectroClaret wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 09, 2021 2:50 pm

Very sad news. Went to John's testimonial, a great servant to BFC, as said above.

RIP

I also went to his Testimonial
Rest in Peace John

tim: I presume the smilie is an error.

Only posted yesterday about his class in the young England side youtube clip.
So sad. RIP John, a true legend.

Posted similar on that same thread Minnie.
The timing and execution of that tackle on Bobby Charlton summed the man up:-
Pure Class.

R.I.P John Angus.

Sad news, RIP John

What a pity.
He was a tremendous player who for me, watching my first BFC matches in sheer wonder, symbolised everything that was great - and is great - about our club.

One of my favourite ever Clarets. As a young schoolboy I used to go to Turf Moor with my grandad in the early 60's and he would always tell me that it would be a long time before we saw as good a right back in a Claret shirt again.
My grandad was absolutely spot on with that.
I was also at his testimonial game.

I great player that I had the pleasure to watch
RIP John

Sad news. One of our big names. Not forgotten. RIP

A sad day for all Clarets, when a Champion leaves us.

Blackaw Angus Elder tripped off my tongue like many others.

Thank you John Angus. Claret.

That is indeed very sad news. John was a fantastic fullback and brilliant all round footballer. RIP John.

Always a shame to hear of a Clarets legend passing, and although I am sadly too young to have ever been privileged to witness John Angus and the rest of that remarkable squad live, their achievements will never be forgotten.

RIP John.

That's really sad news indeed.
He was my favourite from that Championship side and I only ever wanted to play No 2 after that. I did mostly too (though at no great level). I still like to closely watch full backs in any game I watch and J A is always a benchmark at the back of my mind.

RIP John Angus, thanks for the memories and commiserations to his family.

Without doubt the finest right back to wear a Burnley shirt, and for me one of the best and classiest defenders I have ever seen. This is sad news indeed, but his memory will live on in the history of Burnley Football Club. Thanks for the memories, John, you will always be a true Claret hero.

R.I.P. John Angus, one of the greatest full backs ever to wear the famous Claret and blue colours.A member of the best ever Burnley side I have seen Condolences to his family.

One of our greats, Peace be with you John.

Sad news indeed. Wonderful fullback.
RIP.

R.I.P.John one of the best fullbacks in his day along with Alex Elder. Very cool on the ball. A true servant to our club. Condolences to your family.

Thanks for the memories John Angus. RIP.

RIP, John. Thoughts are with his family.

I’ve not logged on today until tonight and have just seen this news.Like so many fans and posters on here of a certain age I thought of John as a star. He was of the Bobby Charlton mould. A great pro and a nice man. Still have the programme from his testimonial.

Very sad news. Undoubtedly one of the finest full backs to play for Burnley and could have played more games for England but for the likes of Armfield et al. A one club man, cultured and fair and never seemed to panic. He could certainly mix it if required - ask a certain Terry Paine. I remember a newspaper picture taken at a snow covered White Hart Lane when things got a bit feisty and he was photographed striding purposefully across the pitch. Kept that cutting for years and wish I could see that picture again.
RIP John...it was a privilege to see you play.

RIP.

He would have been playing the first time I saw Burnley in 60-61. He looked such a mild-tempered man, but he wasn't to be messed with on the pitch.

RIP John.