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John Currie (footballer, born 1921)

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Full name
  
John Edward Currie

Name
  
John Currie

Role
  
Footballer

Place of death
  
Bromley, England

Position
  
Midfielder

Playing position
  
Right-winger


Date of birth
  
(1921-03-18)18 March 1921

Date of death
  
21 April 1984(1984-04-21) (aged 63)

Died
  
April 21, 1984, Bromley, United Kingdom

Place of birth
  
Liverpool, England

John Edward Currie (18 March 1921 – 21 April 1984) was an English footballer who played for Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic, Stafford Rangers, and Port Vale shortly after World War II.

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Playing career

Currie scored two goals in eight Third Division South games for Harry Kinghorn's Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic in the 1946–47 season. He also enjoyed a loan spell with Stafford Rangers, before switching permanently from Dean Court to Staffordshire based Port Vale in June 1947. He only managed nine Third Division South appearances in the 1947–48 season and was released from The Old Recreation Ground in the summer by manager Gordon Hodgson.

Statistics

  • Sourced from John Currie profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  • References

    John Currie (footballer, born 1921) Wikipedia