Johnny Gordon
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Duncan Sinclair Gordon | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
| Date of death | 26 May 2001 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Portsmouth, England | ||
| Playing position | Inside-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1947–1949 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1949–1958 | Portsmouth | 209 | (69) |
| 1958–1961 | Birmingham City | 96 | (32) |
| 1961–1967 | Portsmouth | 234 | (37) |
| 1967– | Chelmsford City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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John Duncan Sinclair "Johnny" Gordon (born 11 September 1931 in Portsmouth) was an English professional footballer who played for Portsmouth and Birmingham City in the First Division as an inside-forward.
He made a total of 489 appearances for home-town club Portsmouth, placing him fourth in their all-time appearances list. During his three seasons at Birmingham City he was the club's top scorer in 1959–60, became their all-time top goalscorer in European competition, and played in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60 final against FC Barcelona. On his return to Portsmouth he helped them to the Third Division championship in 1961–62.
[edit] Honours
- with Portsmouth
- Club's top League scorer 1957.
- Third Division champions 1962.
- with Birmingham City
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup runners-up 1960.
- Club's top scorer 1960.
- Club's all-time European top scorer.
[edit] References
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.
- "Neil Brown's statistics site". http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/.
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