Jack Challinor

Jack Challinor

Personal information
Full name	John Challinor[1]
Date of birth	5 August 1916[1]
Place of birth	Middlewich, England[1]
Date of death	1981 (aged 65)[1]
Playing position	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Witton Albion
1937–1939	Stoke City	43	(0)
–	Linfield
Teams managed
–	Linfield
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

John "Jack" Challinor (5 August 1916 – 1981) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.^[1]

Career

Challinor was born in Middlewich and played for Witton Albion before joining Stoke City in 1937.^[1] He became a regular in the 1937–38 season due to injury to Charlie Scrimshaw, playing in 34 matches.^[1] He managed to make a modest 12 in the following campaign and left for Irish club Linfield.^[1] He did well with the Belfast club, and later managed the club for a few years.^[1]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City[1]	1937–38	31	0	3	0	34	0
	1938–39	12	0	0	0	12	0
Career Total		43	0	3	0	46	0

References

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