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John Vickers (7 August 1908 – 24 September 1980) was an English footballer.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Vickers | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 7 August 1908||
Place of birth | Auckland Park, Bishop Auckland, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 24 September 1980 72)[1] | (aged||
Place of death | West Auckland, England[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Full-back[1] | ||
Youth career | |||
Eldon Juniors | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Bishop Auckland | |||
1928–1929 | Hull City | 2 | (0) |
1929–1930 | Darlington | 14 | (0) |
1930–1932 | Doncaster Rovers | 39 | (2) |
1932–1933 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | (0) |
1933–1936 | Port Vale | 73 | (0) |
1936–1937 | Newport County | 19 | (0) |
1937–1938 | South Shields | ||
1938–1939 | Hartlepools United | 0 | (0) |
1939 | Stockton | ||
Total | 157+ | (2+) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Vickers played for Bishop Auckland, Hull City, Darlington, Doncaster Rovers and Charlton Athletic before joining Port Vale for £200 in May 1933.[1] He played 32 Second Division games in 1933–34 and 26 league games in 1934–35, but lost his first-team spot in September 1935, and made just 15 league appearances in 1935–36.[1] He did though feature in the FA Cup giant-killing over First Division giants Sunderland at The Old Recreation Ground on 13 January.[3] Vickers was released in April 1936, having played a total of 73 league games for the "Valiants".[1] He then moved on to Newport County, South Shields, Hartlepools United and Stockton.[1]
Source:[4]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Hull City | 1928–29 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Darlington | 1929–30 | Third Division North | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Doncaster Rovers | 1930–31 | Third Division North | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
1931–32 | Third Division North | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
Total | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
Charlton Athletic | 1932–33 | Second Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Port Vale | 1933–34 | Second Division | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
1934–35 | Second Division | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
1935–36 | Second Division | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Total | 73 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | ||
Newport County | 1936–37 | Third Division South | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Hartlepools United | 1938–39 | Third Division North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 157 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 2 |
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