John Tudor (footballer)

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John Tudor
Personal information
Full name John Tudor [1]
Date of birth (1946-06-25) 25 June 1946 (age 77) [1]
Place of birth Ilkeston, England [1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1964–1966 Ilkeston Town 13 (2)
1966–1968 Coventry City 69 (13)
1968–1971 Sheffield United 71 (30)
1971–1976 Newcastle United 164 (53)
1976–1977 Stoke City 30 (3)
1977–1979 K.A.A. Gent 40 (16)
Gateshead
Total387(117)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Tudor (born 25 June 1946) is an English former footballer who played for Coventry City, Newcastle United, Sheffield United and Stoke City. [1]

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Career

Tudor began his football career playing for his local team, Ilkeston Town before turning professional with Coventry City. He scored eight goals in 17 matches in 1966–67 helping the "Sky Blues" win the Second Division title. He was not as prolific for Coventry in the First Division and after scoring just seven more goals he left for Sheffield United. He rediscovered his goalscoring form at Bramall Lane scoring 33 goals in 78 appearances which helped the "Blades" on their way to promotion in 1970–71.

Tudor signed for Newcastle United in January 1971 and he developed a prolific partnership with Malcolm Macdonald. He scored a career best of 24 in 1972–73 helping the "Toon" win the Anglo-Italian Cup, and two Texaco Cups in the mid 1970s. He scored 14 goals in 1973–74 and 18 in 1974–75 before Gordon Lee became manager and Tudor lost his place. He joined Stoke City in September 1976 and made an impressive debut for the "Potters" scoring twice in a 2–1 victory over Ipswich Town at the Victoria Ground. [1] However, he scored just once more in 1976–77 as Stoke suffered relegation. [1] The following year he moved to K.A.A. Gent in Belgium and stayed two years, scoring 16 goals in 40 games for De Buffalos. [2] He became a publican in Derbyshire and Northumberland, before moving to the US, where he was Director of Coaching at Tonka United in Minnesota. [1]

Career statistics

Source: [3]

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOther [A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 1966–67 Second Division 168001000178
1967–68 First Division 364300000394
1968–69 First Division171004200213
Total69133052007715
Sheffield United 1968–69 Second Division19111100002012
1969–70 Second Division29100032003212
1970–71 Second Division239102000269
Total71302152007833
Newcastle United 1970–71 First Division165000000165
1971–72 First Division3882120624811
1972–73 First Division421820201364824
1973–74 First Division28610310754614
1974–75 First Division32141031834418
1975–76 First Division7200000072
1976–77 First Division1000001020
Total1645315481351622274
Stoke City 1976–77 First Division303100000313
Total303100000313
Career Total334992151853516408125
A.  ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Italian Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup and Texaco Cup.

Honours

Coventry City

Newcastle United

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References

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  2. "JOHN TUDOR". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  3. John Tudor at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 491. ISBN   0354 09018 6.