John Stalker (footballer) explained

John Stalker
Fullname:John Alexander Hastie Inglis Stalker[1]
Birth Date:12 March 1959
Birth Place:Musselburgh, Scotland
Height:[2]
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:
Years1:197?–1979
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1979–1983
Clubs2:Darlington
Caps2:116
Goals2:36
Years3:1983
Caps3:4
Goals3:0
Years4:1983
Caps4:5
Goals4:0
Years5:1984
Clubs5:East Fife
Caps5:11
Goals5:1
Years6:1984–198?
Years7:198?–1986
Goals7:4

John Alexander Hastie Inglis Stalker (born 12 March 1959) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward. He began his senior career in England with Leicester City, but moved on to Darlington, for whom he scored 36 goals from 116 appearances in the Football League. After a short spell with Hartlepool United, Stalker returned to his native Scotland, where he played in the Scottish League for Meadowbank Thistle and East Fife before moving into junior football with Penicuik Athletic[3] and Newtongrange Star.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miscellaneous documents – Darlington: Records of Darlington Football Club: Players' contracts with the club: Ref: D/XD 97/35/102 . Darlington F.C . Durham County Records Office . 23 October 1979 . 19 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407044234/http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/AdvancedSearchCatalogueDetail.aspx?SearchType=Param&SearchID=7bf45029-4d4c-4937-9ff4-0bec9581e4e8&ByRelevancy=Yes&Page=19&ItemID=169759 . 7 April 2014 . dmy-all .
  2. Book: Rollin, Jack . Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1981–82 . Queen Anne Press . 1981 . 0-362-02046-9 . London . 140 . 868301130.
  3. Web site: John Stalker . Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database . Neil Brown . 19 March 2014.
  4. Web site: List of players –S . Newtongrange Star F.C . 19 March 2014.