John Kirkham (footballer, born 1941)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Kenneth Kirkham | ||
Date of birth | 13 May 1941 | ||
Place of birth | Wednesbury, England | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Youth career | |||
1956–1959 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1959–1965 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 100 | (12) |
1965–1968 | Peterborough United | 46 | (2) |
1968–1969 | Exeter City | 32 | (6) |
1969 | Durban Spurs | ? | (?) |
1969–1970 | Horwich RMI | ? | (?) |
Total | 178 | (20) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Kenneth Kirkham (born 13 May 1941) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a wing half.
Career
Born in Wednesbury, Kirkham began his career with the youth team of Wolverhampton Wanderers, playing in the 1957–58 FA Youth Cup. Kirkham also played with the senior team of Wolves, making 100 appearances in the Football League between 1959 and 1965. He also played League football with Peterborough United and Exeter City - making 46 and 32 appearances respectively - before playing non-league football with Horwich RMI, and in South Africa with Durban Spurs.
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Categories:
- 1941 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Wednesbury
- English footballers
- England under-23 international footballers
- Association football wing halves
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Addington F.C. players
- Leigh Genesis F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football midfielder, 1940s birth stubs