John Eves
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Robert Eves Also Known As: Bobby Eves [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1922[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Sunderland, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | 2007 (aged 84–85)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Sunderland Tyne and Wear | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1940–1946 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 1946–1952 | Darlington | 177 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Robert Eves (28 February 1922 – 2007) was an English footballer who made 177 appearances in the Football League playing for Darlington in the years following the Second World War. He played as a full back. Eves began his football career with Sunderland,[4] for whom he made numerous appearances in the wartime competitions, including in the 1942 Football League War Cup Final, but never represented them in post-war senior football.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
- ^ a b c "John Eves". thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Silent tribute to former players". Sunderland Echo. 27 December 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
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