Full name John Almond Years Team Playing position | Date of death 1993 (aged 78) Name John Almond | |
Date of birth (1915-11-21)21 November 1915 | ||
John Almond (21 November 1915 – 1993) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City and Tranmere Rovers.
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. His only goal for Stoke came on his league debut in a 2–1 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers in April 1935.
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.
References
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