John Shirley (footballer)

John Shirley
Personal information
Full name	John Henry Shirley
Date of birth	1902
Place of birth	Crewe, England
Date of death	1968 (aged 65–66)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1926	Whitchurch
1927–1929	Stoke City
1930–1931	Hednesford Town
1931–1933	Macclesfield
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Henry Shirley (1902–1968) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.^[1]

Career

Shirley was born in Crewe and began his career with non-league Whitchurch before joining league Stoke City in 1927.^[1] He made a fine start scoring twice on his debut against Fulham in November 1927.^[1] However, despite that he never was considered to be a regular in the Stoke side by manager Tom Mather and he spent three seasons at the Victoria Ground making 31 appearances scoring 11 goals.^[1] He went on to play for non-league sides Hednesford Town and Macclesfield Town.^[1]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City^[1]	1927–28	Second Division	4	2	0	0	—		4	2
	1928–29	Second Division	12	5	1	0	—		13	5
	1929–30	Second Division	14	4	0	0	—		14	4
	Total		30	11	1	0	—		31	11
Macclesfield	1931–32^[2]	Cheshire League	38	19	5	2	6	4	49	25
	1932–33^[3]	Cheshire League	22	10	2	0	3	2	25	12
	Total		60	29	7	2	9	6	76	37
Career total			90	40	8	2	9	6	107	48

References

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Personal information
Full name	John Henry Shirley^[1]
Date of birth	1902^[1]
Place of birth	Crewe, England^[1]
Date of death	1968 (aged 65–66)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1926	Whitchurch
1927–1929	Stoke City	30	(11)
1930–1931	Hednesford Town
1931–1933	Macclesfield	60	(29)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals