John Nash (footballer)

John Nash

Personal information
Full name	John Henry Nash[1]
Date of birth	December 1867[1]
Place of birth	Burslem, England[1]
Date of death	21 April 1939 (aged 71)[1]
Place of death	Wolstanton, England[1]
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1890–1893	Burslem Port Vale	8	(1)
Total		8	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

John Henry Nash (December 1867 – 21 April 1939) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Burslem Port Vale in the 1890s.

Playing career

Nash most likely joined Burslem Port Vale in the autumn of 1890.^[1] His debut is believed to have come in a friendly at Middlesbrough Ironopolis on 22 November 1890; Vale lost 6–1 with Nash scoring the Vale goal.^[1] He hardly played thereafter and was released at the end of the 1892–93 season with 13 appearances (including two in the Second Division of the Football League and six in the Midland Football League) and two goals (including in one Midland League) to his name.^[1]

Statistics

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burslem Port Vale	1890–91	Midland League	3	0	0	0	2	1	5	1
	1891–92		3	1	0	0	3	0	6	1
	1892–93	Second Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Total			8	1	0	0	5	1	13	1

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 212. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.