| John Malkin | |
| Fullname: | John Malkin |
| Birth Date: | 1925 11, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Longton, England |
| Death Place: | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Position: | Winger |
| Youthclubs1: | Queensbury Road School |
| Youthyears2: | 1941–1943 |
| Youthclubs2: | Army Football |
| Years1: | 1947–1956 |
| Caps1: | 175 |
| Goals1: | 24 |
John Malkin (9 November 1925 – 19 May 1994) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.[1]
Malkin was born in Stoke-on-Trent and was spotted by scouts in 1942 playing football in the Army and was signed by his local club Stoke City.[1] Malkin was a winger who had the daunting task of replacing the role of Stanley Matthews in the number 7 shirt, after he joined Blackpool in 1947.[1] He made his debut against Everton in March 1948 but didn't become a regular first team player until the 1949–50 season where he made 29 appearances.[1] Injury kept Malkin out for most of the 1950–51 season but he did make a return for the poor 1951–52 and 1952–53 campaigns which saw Stoke relegated to the Second Division.[1] He scored 11 goals in 42 matches in 1953–54 his best performance in his career and spent two more season in the squad before retiring due to injury.[1] He also enjoyed a brief spell as coach for Stoke City following his injury.[1]
After leaving competitive football, Malkin started work for the Royal Mail. In 1994 Malkin died of cancer.
Source:
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stoke City | 1947–48 | First Division | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1948–49 | First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1949–50 | First Division | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 1950–51 | First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1951–52 | First Division | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 5 | ||
| 1952–53 | First Division | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 1953–54 | Second Division | 39 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 11 | ||
| 1954–55 | Second Division | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 5 | ||
| 1955–56 | Second Division | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 175 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 190 | 27 | |||