John Dunn (footballer, born 1888)

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John Dunn
Personal information
Full name John Henry Dunn[1]
Date of birth November 1888
Place of birth Eccles, England
Date of death 1968 (aged 79–80)[1]
Height 5 ft 10+12 in (1.79 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Eccles Borough
1913–1914 Leeds City 0 (0)
1914–1920 Luton Town 62 (0)
1915Leeds City (guest) 1 (0)
1916–1917Everton (guest) 4 (0)
Blackpool (guest)
1920–1921 The Wednesday 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Henry Dunn (November 1888 – 1968) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for The Wednesday.[1][3][4]

Personal life[edit]

On 16 November 1914, four months since Britain's entry into the First World War, Dunn enlisted in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment.[5] In November 1915, he was transferred to the regiment's 27th (Depot) Battalion and was released from the army in March 1916 to work in a munitions factory in Liverpool.[5]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Luton Town 1914–15[6] Southern League First Division 24 0 4 0 28 0
1919–20[6] Southern League First Division 38 0 4 0 42 0
Total 62 0 8 0 70 0
The Wednesday 1920–21[7] Second Division 8 0 0 0 8 0
Career total 70 0 8 0 78 0

Honours[edit]

Eccles Borough

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 88. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Leeds City". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Players – John Dunn 1913–15". The Definitive History of Leeds United. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Everton Results". www.evertonresults.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Private John Dunn | Great War Stories". www.worldwar1luton.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  6. ^ a b "John Dunn". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  7. ^ "J Dunn". www.adrianbullock.com. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Luton Town FC 1914–15 Handbook". Retrieved 11 June 2018.