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John Lumsdon

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John Lumsdon
Personal information
Full name John David Lumsdon[1]
Date of birth (1956-07-20) 20 July 1956 (age 68)[1]
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England[1]
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1978 Stoke City 28 (0)
1978Port Vale (loan) 5 (0)
Telford United
Total 33+ (0+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John David Lumsdon (born 20 July 1956) is an English former footballer who played at right-back for Stoke City, Port Vale, and Telford United in the 1970s.

Career

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Lumsdon started his career with Stoke City, playing ten First Division games in the 1975–76 season. He made 13 appearances in the 1976–77 season as Tony Waddington's "Potters" suffered relegation. He played five Second Division games in the 1977–78 season. He was loaned to Potteries derby rivals Port Vale in March 1978. He played five Third Division games for Bobby Smith's "Valiants" before returning to Victoria Ground at the end of the season.[1] As of March 2017, he is the last player to have joined Port Vale on loan from Stoke City.[3] He later moved on to Southern League side Telford United.

Career statistics

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Source:[4]

Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City 1975–76 First Division 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
1976–77 First Division 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
1977–78 Second Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 28 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
Port Vale (loan) 1977–78 Third Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 33 0 0 0 0 0 33 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 179. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ Rollin, Jack; Dunk, Peter (1976). Rothmans football yearbook. 1976-77. London : Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-0-362-00259-1. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  3. ^ Baggaley, Mike (2 March 2017). "Robbie Earle: lack of Port Vale-Stoke deals shows fierce rivalry". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 2 March 2017.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ John Lumsdon at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)