John Almond (footballer)

John Almond

Personal information
Full name	John Almond
Date of birth	4 October 1915
Place of birth	Prescot, England
Playing position	Outside-left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
–	Prescot Cables
1934–1935	Stoke City	3	(1)
1936	Tranmere Rovers	22	(5)
–	Stafford Rangers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

John Almond (born 1915 in Prescot, England) was a former professional footballer, where he played in the Football League for Stoke for whom He made three appearances. He also Played for Tranmere Rovers and Shrewsbury Town

Playing career

John Almond was a reserve who failed to dislodge England international Joe Johnson from the outside-left position. His only goal for Stoke came on his league debut in a 2-1 defeat at Wolves in April 1935. He played regularly for Shrewsbury Town and was regular first-team player scoring goals consistently in the Birmingham & District League for two seasons (1937–39).

References

• Matthews, Tony: "The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City " (Lion Press, 1994, ISBN 1-85983-100-1).