Jack Challinor

Jack Challinor
Personal information
Full name John Challinor[1]
Date of birth 5 August 1916[1]
Place of birth Middlewich, England[1]
Date of death 1981 (aged 65)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936 Witton Albion
1937–1939 Stoke City 43 (0)
1939 Linfield
Managerial career
– Linfield
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Challinor (5 August 1916 – 1981) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.[1]

Career

Challinor was born in Middlewich and played for Witton Albion before joining Stoke City in 1937.[1] He became a regular in the 1937–38 season due to injury to Charlie Scrimshaw, playing in 34 matches.[1] He managed to make a modest 12 in the following campaign and left for Irish club Linfield.[1] He did well with the Belfast club, and later managed the club for a few years.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City[1] 1937–38 First Division 31 0 3 0 34 0
1938–39 First Division 12 0 0 0 12 0
Career Total 43 0 3 0 46 0

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.