John Tudor (footballer)

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John Tudor
Personal information
Full name John Tudor[1]
Date of birth (1946-06-25) 25 June 1946 (age 77)[1]
Place of birth Ilkeston, England[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1966 Ilkeston Town 13 (2)
1966–1968 Coventry City 69 (13)
1968–1971 Sheffield United 71 (30)
1971–1976 Newcastle United 164 (53)
1976–1977 Stoke City 30 (3)
1977–1979 K.A.A. Gent 40 (16)
– Gateshead
Total 387 (117)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Tudor (born 25 June 1946) is an English former footballer who played for Coventry City, Newcastle United, Sheffield United and Stoke City.[1]

Career[edit]

Tudor began his football career playing for his local team, Ilkeston Town before turning professional with Coventry City. He scored eight goals in 17 matches in 1966–67 helping the "Sky Blues" win the Second Division title. He was not as prolific for Coventry in the First Division and after scoring just seven more goals he left for Sheffield United. He rediscovered his goalscoring form at Bramall Lane scoring 33 goals in 78 appearances which helped the "Blades" on their way to promotion in 1970–71.

Tudor signed for Newcastle United in January 1971 and he developed a prolific partnership with Malcolm Macdonald. He scored a career best of 24 in 1972–73 helping the "Toon" win the Anglo-Italian Cup, and two Texaco Cups in the mid 1970s. He scored 14 goals in 1973–74 and 18 in 1974–75 before Gordon Lee became manager and Tudor lost his place. He joined Stoke City in September 1976 and made an impressive debut for the "Potters" scoring twice in a 2–1 victory over Ipswich Town at the Victoria Ground.[1] However, he scored just once more in 1976–77 as Stoke suffered relegation.[1] The following year he moved to K.A.A. Gent in Belgium and stayed two years, scoring 16 goals in 40 games for De Buffalos.[2] He became a publican in Derbyshire and Northumberland, before moving to the US, where he was Director of Coaching at Tonka United in Minnesota.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

Source:[3]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coventry City 1966–67 Second Division 16 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 8
1967–68 First Division 36 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 39 4
1968–69 First Division 17 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 21 3
Total 69 13 3 0 5 2 0 0 77 15
Sheffield United 1968–69 Second Division 19 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 12
1969–70 Second Division 29 10 0 0 3 2 0 0 32 12
1970–71 Second Division 23 9 1 0 2 0 0 0 26 9
Total 71 30 2 1 5 2 0 0 78 33
Newcastle United 1970–71 First Division 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 5
1971–72 First Division 38 8 2 1 2 0 6 2 48 11
1972–73 First Division 42 18 2 0 2 0 13 6 48 24
1973–74 First Division 28 6 10 3 1 0 7 5 46 14
1974–75 First Division 32 14 1 0 3 1 8 3 44 18
1975–76 First Division 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
1976–77 First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Total 164 53 15 4 8 1 35 16 222 74
Stoke City 1976–77 First Division 30 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 3
Total 30 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 3
Career Total 334 99 21 5 18 5 35 16 408 125
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Italian Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup and Texaco Cup.

Honours[edit]

Coventry City
Newcastle United

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ "JOHN TUDOR". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  3. ^ John Tudor at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

External links[edit]

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