- Johnny Gordon
Infobox Football biography
playername = Johnny Gordon
fullname = John Duncan Sinclair Gordon
dateofbirth =September 11 ,1931
cityofbirth =Portsmouth
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath =May 26 ,2001 (aged 69)
cityofdeath =Portsmouth
countryofdeath =England
height =
position = Inside-forward
youthyears = 1947–1949
youthclubs = Portsmouth
years = 1949–1958
1958–1961
1961–1967
1967–
clubs = Portsmouth
Birmingham City
Portsmouth
Chelmsford City
caps(goals) = 209 0(69)
096 0(32)
234 0(37)John Duncan Sinclair "Johnny" Gordon (born
September 11 ,1931 inPortsmouth ) 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 againstFC Barcelona . On his return to Portsmouth he helped them to the Third Division championship in 1961–62.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.References
*cite book
author=Matthews, Tony | title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record | year=1995 | publisher=Breedon Books | isbn=1-85983-010-2
*cite web
url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/ | title=Neil Brown's statistics sitePersondata
NAME = Gordon, John Duncan Sinclair
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Gordon, Johnny
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH =1931-09-11
PLACE OF BIRTH =Portsmouth ,Hampshire ,England
DATE OF DEATH =2001-05-26
PLACE OF DEATH =Portsmouth ,Hampshire ,England
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