John Malkin
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Malkin[1] | ||
Date of birth | 9 November 1925[1] | ||
Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
Date of death | 19 May 1994 (aged 68)[1] | ||
Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Queensbury Road School | |||
1941–1943 | Army Football | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1947–1956 | Stoke City | 175 | (24) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
John Malkin (9 November 1921 – 19 May 1994) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.[1]
Career
Malkin was born in Stoke-on-Trent and was spotted by scouts in 1942 playing football in the Army and was signed by his local club Stoke City.[1] Malkin was a winger who had the daunting task of replacing the role of Stanley Matthews in the number 7 shirt, after he joined Blackpool in 1947.[1] He made his debut against Everton in March 1948 but didn't became a regular first team player until the 1949–50 season where he made 29 appearances.[1] Injury kept Malkin out for most of the 1950–51 season but he did make a return for the poor 1951–52 and 1952–53 campaigns which saw Stoke relegated to the Second Division.[1] He scored 11 goals in 42 matches in 1953–54 his best performance in his career and spent two more season in the squad before retiring due to injury.[1] He also enjoyed a brief spell as coach for Stoke City following his injury.[1]
After football
After leaving competitive football, Malkin started work for the Royal Mail. In 1994 Malkin died of cancer.
Career statistics
- Sourced from John Malkin profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke City | 1947–48 | First Division | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
1948–49 | First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
1949–50 | First Division | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
1950–51 | First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
1951–52 | First Division | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 5 | |
1952–53 | First Division | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
1953–54 | Second Division | 39 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 11 | |
1954–55 | Second Division | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 5 | |
1955–56 | Second Division | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
Career Total | 175 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 190 | 27 |