John Wallbanks
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 July 1905 | ||
Place of birth | Hindley, England | ||
Date of death | 1987 (aged 81–82) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1929–1933 | Barnsley | 118 | (65) |
1933 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
1933–1935 | Chester | 38 | (36) |
1935 | Bradford Park Avenue | 11 | (2) |
Wigan Athletic | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Wallbanks (7 July 1905 – 1987) was an English footballer who played as a forward.
Born in Hindley, Wigan, Wallbanks started his professional career with Barnsley, where he was the club's top goalscorer for four consecutive seasons.[1] He went on to play for Chester and Bradford Park Avenue before joining Wigan Athletic in 1936.[1]
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Categories:
- 1905 births
- 1987 deaths
- People from Hindley, Greater Manchester
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Barnsley F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Chester City F.C. players
- Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players
- Footballers from Greater Manchester
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football forward, 1900s birth stubs