Ewart Beswick

Ewart Beswick

Personal information
Full name	John Ewart Beswick[1]
Date of birth	5 April 1897[1]
Place of birth	Macclesfield, England[1]
Date of death	February 1978 (aged 81)[1]
Place of death	Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Playing position	Centre-half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Longton
–	Congleton Town
1921–1923	Stoke	25	(0)
–	Congleton Town
1925–1926	Stoke City	33	(1)
–	Congleton Town
Total		58	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

John Ewart Beswick (5 April 1897 – February 1978) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.^[1]

Career

Beswick was a defender who had two spells as the Victoria Ground, He was described as an intelligent ball playing centre-half who gave nothing away.^[1] The retired through injury at the end of his second spell, Beswick was one of the most successful amateurs to have served the club and helped Stoke to the Third Division North Title in 1926–27.^[1]

He was also a member of the famous pottery family Beswick, he continued to run the John Beswick Ltd company after his retirement from football until his death in 1978.^[1]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke[1]	1921–22	Second Division	17	0	4	0	21	0
	1922–23	First Division	3	0	0	0	3	0
	1923–24	Second Division	5	0	0	0	5	0
	1925–26	Second Division	23	0	1	1	24	1
	1926–27	Third Division North	10	1	0	0	10	1
Career Total			58	1	5	1	63	2

Honours

with Stoke City

• Football League Third Division North Champions: 1926–27

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.