John Shirley (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Shirley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1902[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Crewe, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Whitchurch | ||
| 1927–1929 | Stoke City | 30 | (11) |
| – | Hednesford Town | ||
| 1931–1933 | Macclesfield Town | 60 | (29) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Shirley (1902 – after 1932) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.[1]
Career
Shirley was born in Crewe and began his career with non-league Whitchurch before joining league Stoke City in 1927.[1] He made a fine start scoring twice on his debut against Fulham in November 1927.[1] However, despite that he never was considered to be a regular in the Stoke side by manager Tom Mather and he spent three seasons at the Victoria Ground making 31 appearances scoring 11 goals.[1] He went on to play for non-league sides Hednesford Town and Macclesfield Town.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City[1] | 1927–28 | Second Division | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1928–29 | Second Division | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | |
| 1929–30 | Second Division | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
| Career total | 30 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 11 | ||