John Almond (footballer)

John Almond

Personal information
Full name	John Almond
Date of birth	21 November 1915
Place of birth	Prescot, England
Date of death	1993 (aged 78)
Playing position	Outside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Prescot Cables
1934–1935	Stoke City	3	(1)
1936–1937	Tranmere Rovers	22	(5)
1937–1939	Shrewsbury Town
Total		25	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

John Almond (21 November 1915 – 1993) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City and Tranmere Rovers.^[1][2]

Career

Almond joined Stoke City from Prescot Cables in 1934. He played as a reserve, failing to dislodge Joe Johnson – an England international – from the outside left position.^[1] His only goal for Stoke came on his league debut in a 2–1 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers in April 1935.^[1]

Almond joined Tranmere Rovers in 1936 and finished his career with Shrewsbury Town where he was a regular first-team player scoring goals consistently in the Birmingham & District League for two seasons.^[1][2]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City[1]	1934–35	1	1	0	0	1	1
	1935–36	2	0	0	0	2	0
Tranmere Rovers	1936–37	22	5	1	0	23	5
Career Total		25	6	1	0	26	6

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). "Players' Data". Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record. pp. 101–108. ISBN 978-0-9518648-2-1.