John Lunn (footballer)
association football player (1946-1973)
John Lunn (1942–1973) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as a left-back for Dunfermline Athletic. Lunn helped Dunfermline win the 1967–68 Scottish Cup. He later suffered from leukemia and died in 1973.
“John Lunn (footballer)” enters the record as association football player (1946-1973). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what John, Lunn and footballer can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 23, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q20706930. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1942, 1973 and 1967.
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