John Lumsdon Explained

John Lumsdon
Fullname:John David Lumsdon
Birth Date:20 July 1956
Birth Place:Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height:[1]
Position:Right-back
Years1:1975–1978
Clubs1:Stoke City
Caps1:28
Goals1:0
Years2:1978
Clubs2:Port Vale (loan)
Caps2:5
Goals2:0
Clubs3:Telford United
Totalcaps:33+
Totalgoals:0+

John David Lumsdon (born 20 July 1956) is an English former footballer who played at right-back for Stoke City, Port Vale, and Telford United in the 1970s.

Career

Lumsdon started his career with Stoke City, playing ten First Division games in the 1975–76 season. He made 13 appearances in the 1976–77 season as Tony Waddington's "Potters" suffered relegation. He played five Second Division games in the 1977–78 season. He was loaned to Potteries derby rivals Port Vale in March 1978. He played five Third Division games for Bobby Smith's "Valiants" before returning to Victoria Ground at the end of the season.[2] As of March 2017, he is the last player to have joined Port Vale on loan from Stoke City.[3] He later moved on to Southern League side Telford United.

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City1975–76First Division1000000100
1976–77First Division1300000130
1977–78Second Division50000050
Total2800000280
Port Vale (loan)1977–78Third Division50000050
Career total3300000330

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rollin . Jack . Dunk . Peter . Rothmans football yearbook. 1976-77 . 1976 . London : Queen Anne Press . 978-0-362-00259-1 . 30 November 2022.
  2. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 179. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0.
  3. News: Baggaley. Mike. Robbie Earle: lack of Port Vale-Stoke deals shows fierce rivalry. 2 March 2017. Stoke Sentinel. 2 March 2017. en.