John Ryan (footballer, born 1930)
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John Ryan (16 October 1930 – 12 August 2008) was a Scottish professional footballer who played 61 league games for Charlton Athletic, scoring 32 goals.
He is most famous for scoring the winning goal in Charlton's 7–6 win over Huddersfield Town in the Second Division at The Valley, 21 December 1957, the only game in professional football in which a team has scored six times and still lost the game. What was even more remarkable about the game was that Charlton had 10 men for 73 minutes of the match and were 5–1 down with 27 minutes remaining. Ryan scored the winning goal past keeper Sandy Kennon with one minute remaining.
He died in Swindon, England on 12 August 2008.
External links
- John Ryan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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