John Tudor (footballer)

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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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
Total		387	(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]

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]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other [A]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Coventry City	1966–67	Second Division	16	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	17	8
	1967–68	First Division	36	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	39	4
	1968–69	First Division	17	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	21	3
	Total		69	13	3	0	5	2	0	0	77	15
Sheffield United	1968–69	Second Division	19	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	20	12
	1969–70	Second Division	29	10	0	0	3	2	0	0	32	12
	1970–71	Second Division	23	9	1	0	2	0	0	0	26	9
	Total		71	30	2	1	5	2	0	0	78	33
Newcastle United	1970–71	First Division	16	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	5
	1971–72	First Division	38	8	2	1	2	0	6	2	48	11
	1972–73	First Division	42	18	2	0	2	0	13	6	48	24
	1973–74	First Division	28	6	10	3	1	0	7	5	46	14
	1974–75	First Division	32	14	1	0	3	1	8	3	44	18
	1975–76	First Division	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2
	1976–77	First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	Total		164	53	15	4	8	1	35	16	222	74
Stoke City	1976–77	First Division	30	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	31	3
	Total		30	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	31	3
Career Total			334	99	21	5	18	5	35	16	408	125

A.  ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Italian Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup and Texaco Cup.

Honours

Coventry City

• Football League Second Division champions: 1966–67

Newcastle United

• Anglo-Italian Cup winners: 1973
• Texaco Cup winners: 1974, 1975

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN   0-9524151-0-0.
2. "JOHN TUDOR". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
3. John Tudor at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

External links

• Sporting Heroes
• Where are they now?
• Interview with John Tudor at icnewcastle.com