| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Tudor | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Ilkeston, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1964–1966 | Ilkeston Town | 13 | (2) |
| 1966–1969 | Coventry City | 69 | (13) |
| 1968–1970 | Sheffield United | 71 | (30) |
| 1970–1976 | Newcastle United | 164 | (53) |
| 1976–1977 | Stoke City | 30 | (3) |
| 1977–1979 | K.A.A. Gent | 40 | (16) |
| – | Gateshead | ||
| Total | 334 | (99) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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John Tudor (born June 25, 1946 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, UK) was a football player for Coventry City, Newcastle United, Sheffield United and Stoke City.
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. The following year he moved to K.A.A. Gent in Belgium and stayed two years, scoring 16 goals in 40 games for De Buffalo's. He became a publican in Derbyshire and Northumberland, before moving to the US, where he coached at Tonka United in Minnesota. Then in 2009 he took the position of head coach at Holy Family Catholic High School for their girls program. Also, in 2010 he coached the 1993 Minnesota boys ODP (Olympic Development Program) team and brought them to nationals. Now John Tudor joined Chan-Chaska soccer club to coach the U-17 boys.