John Ingham (footballer)

Robert John Ingham (18 October 1924 – 6 May 2000) was an English footballer who played as a Winger. He scored 109 goals from 430 appearances in the Football League for Gateshead.[1] He also played non-league football for Newburn and North Shields.[2]

John Ingham
Personal information
Full name Robert John Ingham[1]
Date of birth (1924-10-18)18 October 1924
Place of birth Hebburn,[1] England
Date of death 6 May 2000(2000-05-06) (aged 75)[1]
Place of death Newcastle upon Tyne,[1] England
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1947 Newburn
1947–1958 Gateshead 430 (109)
1958–1961 North Shields
1961–1964 Gateshead 58 (21)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Ingham started his career with non-league Wallsend St. Lukes and signed amateur forms for Gateshead when he was aged 14, in 1938. He played for Gateshead reserves and Newburn before signing for Gateshead in August 1947. He scored a total of 119 goals in 468 appearances in the league and FA Cup and DSP cups for Gateshead before moving on to non-league North Shields in 1958. He returned to Gateshead from 1961–1964,while Jack Fairbrother and Bobby Mitchell were managers. He played a further 58 games scoring 21 goals. His overall record of 526 games and 140 goals still stand.

Sources
  • "allfootballers.com". Retrieved 28 November 2009.

References
  1. "John Ingham". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. "Johnny Ingham". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 10 October 2016.


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