John Coxon (footballer)
John Coxon (7 April 1922 – May 1998) was an English amateur footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Darlington.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Coxon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1922[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Whitley Bay, England | ||
| Date of death | May 1998 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | North Tyneside, England | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Old Hartley | |||
| 19??–1948 | Darlington | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Coxon was born in Whitley Bay, which was then in Northumberland. He played football for non-league club Old Hartley,[2] and by March 1946 had joined Darlington;[3] he appeared twice in the wartime third-tier competition.[4] He remained with the club until at least 1948,[5] but made only one appearance in the Third Division North, in the 1946–47 season.[2] He died in May 1998 in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear.[1]
References
- "John Coxon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- "Surprise goal for City's full-back". Lincolnshire Echo. 2 March 1946. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Rollin, Jack (2005). Soccer at War 1939–45. London: Headline. p. 325. ISBN 978-0-7553-1431-7.
- "Hectic time for footballers. Major issues still to be settled". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 25 March 1948. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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