John Malkin

John Malkin
Personal information
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]
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Queensbury Road School
1941–1943	Army Football
Senior career*
	* 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

Source:[2]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	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

References

Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
John Malkin at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-1] Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

[2] John Malkin at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)