John Tudor (footballer)

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John Tudor
Date of birth	June 25, 1946 (1946-06-25) (age 61)
Place of birth	Ilkeston, England
Playing position	Forward
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
{{{years}}}	Coventry City Sheffield United Newcastle United	{{{caps(goals)}}}
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

John Tudor (born June 25, 1946 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, UK) was a football player for Coventry City, Sheffield United and Newcastle United.

Tudor began his football career playing for Northern Premier League side Ilkeston Town. He signed for Coventry in 1966, spending two winters at Highfield Road. He transferred to Sheffield United in 1968. During his 3 seasons at Sheffield, he played in 71 games and scored 30 goals.

In January 1971 he transferred to Newcastle United. He scored 53 goals in 164 league games, but was sold to Stoke for £30,000 in 1976. After playing in Belgium, he became a publican in Derbyshire, before moving to the US, where he coached at Tonka United in Minnesota. He is assistant coach of the Minnesota Thunder.

Sporting Heroes

Where are they now?

Tonka United (PDF)