John Dunn (footballer, born 1888)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Henry Dunn[1] | ||
| Date of birth | November 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Eccles, England | ||
| Date of death | 1968 (aged 79–80)[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Eccles Borough | |||
| 1913–1914 | Leeds City | 0 | (0) |
| 1914–1920 | Luton Town | 62 | (0) |
| 1915 | → Leeds City (guest) | 1 | (0) |
| 1916–1917 | → Everton (guest) | 4 | (0) |
| → Blackpool (guest) | |||
| 1920–1921 | The Wednesday | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Henry Dunn (November 1888 – 1968) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for The Wednesday.[1][3][4]
Personal life
[edit]On 16 November 1914, four months since Britain's entry into the First World War, Dunn enlisted in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment.[5] In November 1915, he was transferred to the regiment's 27th (Depot) Battalion and was released from the army in March 1916 to work in a munitions factory in Liverpool.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Luton Town | 1914–15[6] | Southern League First Division | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1919–20[6] | Southern League First Division | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 70 | 0 | ||
| The Wednesday | 1920–21[7] | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 70 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 78 | 0 | ||
Honours
[edit]Eccles Borough
- Lancashire Combination First Division: 1912–13[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 88. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Leeds City". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Players – John Dunn 1913–15". The Definitive History of Leeds United. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ "Everton Results". www.evertonresults.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Private John Dunn | Great War Stories". www.worldwar1luton.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ a b "John Dunn". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "J Dunn". www.adrianbullock.com. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Luton Town FC 1914–15 Handbook". Retrieved 11 June 2018.
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- 1888 births
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- Sportspeople from Eccles, Greater Manchester
- Footballers from Greater Manchester
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Eccles United F.C. players
- Leeds City F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Middlesex Regiment soldiers
- Southern Football League players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Leeds City F.C. wartime guest players
- Everton F.C. wartime guest players
- Blackpool F.C. wartime guest players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Military personnel from Manchester
- English football forward, 1880s birth stubs