John Almond
Personal information
Date of birth (1915-11-21)21 November 1915
Place of birth Prescot, England
Date of death 1993 (aged 78)
Height 5 ft 8+12 in (1.74 m)[1]
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Prescot Cables
1934–1935 Stoke City 3 (1)
1936–1937 Tranmere Rovers 22 (5)
1937–1939 Shrewsbury Town
Total 25 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Almond (21 November 1915 – 1993) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City and Tranmere Rovers.[2][3]

Career

Almond joined Stoke City from Prescot Cables in 1934. He played as a reserve, failing to dislodge Joe Johnson – an England international – from the outside left position.[2] His only goal for Stoke came on his league debut in a 2–1 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers in April 1935.[2]

Almond joined Tranmere Rovers in 1936 and finished his career with Shrewsbury Town where he was a regular first-team player scoring goals consistently in the Birmingham & District League for two seasons.[2][3]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City[2] 1934–35 First Division 110011
1935–36 First Division 200020
Tranmere Rovers 1936–37 Third Division North 22510235
Career Total 25610266

References

  1. "Tranmere sign nine amateurs". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xvi via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  3. 1 2 Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). "Players' Data". Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record. pp. 101–108. ISBN 978-0-9518648-2-1.
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