Johnny Linaker
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Edward Linaker | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Southport, England | ||
| Date of death | 14 June 2013 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Shipton, North Yorkshire, England | ||
| Playing position | Right winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Everton (amateur) | |||
| 1945–1946 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 1946–1947 | Southport | 15 | (1) |
| 1947–1950 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | (2) |
| 1950–1951 | York City | 59 | (16) |
| 1951–1953 | Hull City | 26 | (3) |
| 1953–1956 | York City | 39 | (4) |
| Scarborough | ? | (?) | |
| 1957–1958 | Crewe Alexandra | 34 | (3) |
| – | Ashington | ? | (?) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
John Edward "Johnny" Linaker (14 January 1927 - 14 June 2013) is an English former footballer.[1]
Career
Linaker came to prominence during wartime football, during which he played for Everton as an amateur and Manchester City, who he joined in August 1945.[2][3] After making no league appearances for City, he joined Southport in November 1946.[3] He joined Nottingham Forest in September 1947, after making 15 appearances and scoring one goal in the league for Southport.[3] He joined York City in June 1950 after making 15 appearances and scoring two goals in the league for Forest.[3] His form for the club attracted attention and joined Hull City in October 1951,[2] after making 63 appearances and scoring 16 goals for York.[3] He made 26 appearances and scored three goals for Hull before re-joining York in May 1953.[3] He joined non-league side Scarborough after making 40 appearances and scoring four goals for York in his second spell with the club.[2] He returned to the Football League with Crewe Alexandra in July 1957.[3] He joined Ashington after making 34 appearances and scoring three goals in the league for Crewe.[4]
Notes
- ↑ "Johnny Linaker". Barry Hugman's Footballers Post-War Premier & Football League Players' Records. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 Batters, Dave (1990). "York City Stars". York City: A Complete Record 1922–1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. p. 181. ISBN 0-907969-69-0.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 371. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ↑ "JOHN LINAKER". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2007-10-24.