- John Tudor (footballer)
Football player infobox
playername = John Tudor
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1946|06|25
cityofbirth =Ilkeston
countryofbirth =England
position = Forward
clubs = Coventry City
Sheffield United
Newcastle UnitedJohn Tudor (born
June 25 ,1946 inIlkeston ,Derbyshire , UK) was a football player for Coventry City, Sheffield United and Newcastle United.Biography
Tudor began his football career playing for
Northern Premier League side Ilkeston Town. He signed for Coventry in 1966, spending two winters atHighfield Road .He transferred to Sheffield United in 1968. During his 3 seasons at Sheffield, he played in 71 games and scored 30 goals.In January 1971 he transferred to Newcastle United. He scored 53 goals in 164 league games, but was sold to Stoke for £30,000 in 1976. After playing in Belgium, he became a publican in Derbyshire, before moving to the US, where he coached at Tonka United in Minnesota. He is assistant coach of the Minnesota Thunder.
External links
* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=22757 Sporting Heroes]
* [http://www.ynw62.dial.pipex.com/where46.htm#Tudor Where are they now?]
* [http://www.tonkaunited.org/documents/2008RecCoachesManual.pdf Tonka United (PDF)]
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