Johnny Dent

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Johnny Dent
Personal information
Full name John George Dent
Date of birth(1903-01-31)31 January 1903
Place of birth Spennymoor, County Durham, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Durham City
1927–1929 Huddersfield Town 48 (22)
1929–1936 Nottingham Forest 206 (122)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John George Dent (born 31 January 1903) was an English professional footballer who played for Durham City, Huddersfield Town and Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest

Dent made his league debut for Nottingham Forest on 3 October 1929 at the City Ground in a 1–1 draw with Bradford Park Avenue. [2]

He is one of only 6 players to score over 100 goals for Nottingham Forest, netting his first on 5 October 1929 away to Tottenham Hotspur. [2] In March 1935 he scored two successive hat-tricks against Oldham Athletic and Burnley. Both matches were 5-0 victories for Forest. He scored five hat-tricks for Forest in total. [2]

Dent's final appearance for Forest was against Leicester City at the City Ground on 19 December 1936. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "League clubs and their players for the coming season. Durham City". Athletic News. Manchester. 4 August 1924. p. 3.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.


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