John Prentice (footballer, born 1898)

John Hunter Prentice[1] (19 October 1898 – 28 June 1966)[2] was a Scottish footballer who played as an forward.

[3] He turned professional in November 1919, although it was not until 2 April 1920 that he made his debut, starting at outside left in a 1–0 home defeat to Bradford Park Avenue.

[3] That turned out to be his only appearance for Manchester United, as he rejected the terms of their contract offer ahead of the 1920–21 season and signed instead for Swansea Town.

[3] Again, he found first-team football difficult to come by, playing just three times in Swansea's Third Division campaign,[3] and he joined Tranmere Rovers for the 1921–22 season.

This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a forward born in the 1890s, is a stub.