John Towers (footballer) explained

John Towers
Fullname:John Towers
Birth Date:21 December 1913
Birth Place:Willington, County Durham, England
Death Place:Middlesbrough, England
Height:5 ft 6+1/2 in[1]
Position:Inside right / Wing half
Years1:1931–1934
Years2:1934–1939
Caps2:94
Goals2:22
Years4:1945–1947
Caps4:13
Goals4:0

John Towers (21 December 1913 – 3 January 1979) was an English footballer who scored 22 goals from 107 appearances in the Football League playing as an inside right or wing half for Darlington either side of the Second World War.[2] A schoolteacher by profession,[3] he played as an amateur.

Notes and References

  1. News: Fresh faces will be seen at Darlington . Sunday Sun . Newcastle upon Tyne . 15 August 1935 . 13 . Newspapers.com.
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 262 . 2004 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. News: 'Quakers' forward . North-Eastern Gazette . Middlesbrough . 12 April 1939 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.