- John Hallows
Infobox Football biography
playername = John Hallows
fullname = John Henry Hallows
dateofbirth = birth date|1907|2|16|df=y
cityofbirth =Chester
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath = August 1963 (age 56)
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Centre forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
1930–1936
1936–1937
clubs = Liverpool Bluecoats
Willenhall Swifts
West Bromwich Albion
Grays Thurrock
Bradford City
Barnsley
caps(goals) =
164 (74)
013 0(4)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =John Henry Hallows (
16 February 1907 – August 1963) was an English professional footballer who played much of his career at Bradford City where he still is one of the club's top goal-scorers.Career
John Hallows was born in
Chester but moved toLiverpool as an orphan by the time he was five-years-old.cite book
last = Frost
first = Terry
title = Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988
publisher = Breedon Books Sport
year = 1988
pages = p103
isbn = 0907969380] He started his footballing career with Liverpool Bluecoats, then Willenhall Swifts, before moving tothe Football League with West Bromwich Albion. He was released after just a few months and instead returned to non-league with Grays Thurrock. In November 1930 he was signed by Bradford City for £600. He finished his first two seasons atValley Parade as the club's top goal-scorer with 19 and 21 goals respectively, all in the league, including five against Barnsley in a 9–1 triumph. He added another 29 goals in his next two seasons, but just five in his final two. His appearances in his last season, however, were restricted because of a two-month suspension imposed after being sent off in a Midland League game against Rotherham United.He left Bradford for Barnsley in March 1936, having spent his entire Bradford career in Division Two and amassed 74 league goals and five in the
FA Cup in a total of 173 appearances. But he made just 13 league appearances, scoring four goals, at Barnsley before he retired.He set up his own tailoring trade in Walkden, near Bolton, before he died in August 1963.
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