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John Nash
Personal information
Full name John Henry Nash
Date of birth December 1867
Place of birth Burslem, England
Date of death 21 April 1939(1939-04-21) (aged 71)
Place of death Wolstanton, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1890–1893 Burslem Port Vale 8 (1)
Total 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Henry Nash (December 1867 – 21 April 1939) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Burslem Port Vale in the 1890s.

Career

Nash most likely joined Burslem Port Vale in the autumn of 1890. His debut is believed to have come in a friendly at Middlesbrough Ironopolis on 22 November 1890; Vale lost 6–1 with Nash scoring the Vale goal. He hardly played thereafter and was released at the end of the 1892–93 season with 13 appearances (including two in the Second Division of the English Football League and six in the Midland Football League) and two goals (including in one Midland League) to his name.

Career statistics

Source:

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burslem Port Vale 1890–91 Midland League 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 1
1891–92 Midland League 3 1 0 0 3 0 6 1
1892–93 Second Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 8 1 0 0 5 1 13 1

References

  1. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 212. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. John Nash at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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