John Linacre

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John Linacre
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-12-13) 13 December 1955 (age 68)
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Coventry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–1977 Whitby Town
1977–1982 Hartlepool United 196 (12)
1982–1983 Ħamrun Spartans
1983–1984 Hartlepool United 15 (0)
1984–1985 Billingham Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Linacre (born 13 December 1955 in Middlesbrough) is an English retired professional footballer who is best known for his time spent with Hartlepool United, where he made over 200 league appearances in two spells with the club. [1]

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Career

After beginning as an apprentice at Coventry City – he never made a league appearance for the club [2] – Linacre started playing for Whitby Town before signing professional forms with Hartlepool United in 1977. He stayed at the club until 1982, making 196 league appearances, before signing with Maltese club Ħamrun Spartans. Linacre spent one year in Malta, before re-signing with Hartlepool United. His spell back in Hartlepool only lasted one season, and he signed for non-league Billingham Town in 1984.

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References

  1. ↑ "HARTLEPOOL UNITED : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  2. ↑ "COVENTRY CITY : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 15 March 2009.


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