John Winfield

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John Winfield
Personal information
Full name Bernard John Winfield
Date of birth(1943-02-28)28 February 1943
Place of birth Draycott, Derbyshire
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Left Back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1961–1974 Nottingham Forest 355 (4)
1974– Peterborough United 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bernard John Winfield (born 28 February 1943) is a retired English footballer who played in the Football League for Nottingham Forest. [1]

John Winfield scored on his debut for Forest at the City Ground against Blackpool on 3 February 1962. [1] His last league appearance for Forest was on 24 April 1974 away at Aston Villa. [1] He did play once more for Nottingham Forest on 13 May 1974 in his testimonial match against Leicester City watched by 7824 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.