John Coxon (footballer) explained

John Coxon
Fullname:John Coxon
Birth Date:7 April 1922
Birth Place:Whitley Bay, England
Death Place:North Tyneside, England
Position:Full back
Clubs1:Old Hartley
Years2:19??–1948
Caps2:1
Goals2:0

John Coxon (7 April 1922 – May 1998) was an English amateur footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Darlington.[1]

Coxon was born in Whitley Bay, which was then in Northumberland. He played football for non-league club Old Hartley,[1] and by March 1946 had joined Darlington;[2] he appeared twice in the wartime third-tier competition.[3] He remained with the club until at least 1948,[4] but made only one appearance in the Third Division North, in the 1946–47 season.[1] He died in May 1998 in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10 . Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database . Neil Brown . 5 September 2015.
  2. News: Surprise goal for City's full-back . Lincolnshire Echo . 2 March 1946 . 4 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  3. Book: Rollin, Jack . Soccer at War 1939–45 . Headline . London . 2005 . 325 . 978-0-7553-1431-7.
  4. News: Hectic time for footballers. Major issues still to be settled . Northern Daily Mail . West Hartlepool . 25 March 1948 . 7 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.