John Nash (footballer)

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John Nash
Personal information
Full name John Henry Nash[1]
Date of birth December 1867[1]
Place of birth Burslem, England[1]
Date of death 21 April 1939(1939-04-21) (aged 71)[1]
Place of death Wolstanton, England[1]
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1890–1893 Burslem Port Vale 8 (1)
Total 8 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


John Henry Nash (December 1867 – 21 April 1939) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Burslem Port Vale in the 1890s.

Playing career

Nash most likely joined Burslem Port Vale in the autumn of 1890.[1] His debut is believed to have come in a friendly at Middlesbrough Ironopolis on 22 November 1890; Vale lost 6–1 with Nash scoring the Vale goal.[1] He hardly played thereafter and was released at the end of the 1892–93 season with 13 appearances (including two in the Second Division of the Football League and six in the Midland Football League) and two goals (including in one Midland League) to his name.[1]

Statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1890–91Midland League30002151
1891–92Midland League31003061
1892–93Second Division20000020
Total 810051131

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 212. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
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