John Sealey

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playername = John Sealey


fullname = Arthur John Sealey
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1945|12|27
cityofbirth = Wallasey
countryofbirth = England
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currentclub = Retired
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position = Winger
youthyears = c. 1961–1963
youthclubs = Warrington Town
years = 1963–1966
1966–1968
1968–1970
clubs = Liverpool
Chester
Wigan Athletic
caps(goals) = 1 0 0 (1)
4 0 0 (0)
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John Sealey (born December 27 1945, Wallasey) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger in The Football League for Liverpool and Chester.

Playing career

Sealey began his career playing as an amateur for non-league side Warrington Town, before he moved to Liverpool in 1962 [cite web|url= http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=409|title= John Sealey – Player Profile| publisher=LFChistory.net| accessdate=2008-01-17] . His solitary appearance came in Liverpool’s final game of the 1964–65 season. He scored in Liverpool’s 3–1 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers in Division One but was not selected again [cite web|url= http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=409|title= John Sealey – Player Profile| publisher=LFChistory.net| accessdate=2008-01-17] .

In June 1966, Sealey, John Bennett and Alan Hignett all moved from Liverpool to Chester on free transfers [cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages= p.79 |id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6] . Sealey made his debut in the second league game of the season, a 3–0 home defeat by Bradford Park Avenue and played in the following two games [cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages= stats section |id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6] . Sealey’s only other first-team games for Chester did not arrive until January 1968, when he made substitute appearances in a Welsh Cup tie against Bangor City and a Division Four match at Exeter City [cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages= stats section |id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6] .

This marked the end of his Chester playing career and he moved to Wigan Athletic [cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages= p.143 |id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6] . He did not play professional football again.

External links

* [http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=409 Liverpool FC player history profile]
* [http://www.chester-city.co.uk/played_for_both_1.asp Article on players who played for Chester and Liverpool]

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