John Eves

Not to be confused with John Eaves.
John Eves
Personal information
Full nameJohn Robert Eves[1]
Date of birth28 February 1922[2]
Place of birthSunderland, England[2]
Date of death2007 (aged 8485)[3]
Playing positionFull back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1940–1946Sunderland0(0)
1946–1952Darlington177(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

John Robert Eves (28 February 1922 – 2007) was an English footballer who made 177 appearances in the Football League playing for Darlington in the years following the Second World War. He played as a full back. Eves began his football career with Sunderland,[4] for whom he made numerous appearances in the wartime competitions, including in the 1942 Football League War Cup Final, but never represented them in post-war senior football.[2]

References

  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 199. ISBN 9-781852-916657.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "John Eves". thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  3. "Silent tribute to former players". Sunderland Echo. 27 December 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  4. "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 April 2014.