John Clowes (footballer)

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John Clowes
Personal information
Full name John Alan Clowes[1]
Date of birth (1929-11-05)5 November 1929[1]
Place of birth Alton, Staffordshire, England[1]
Date of death June 2021(2021-06-00) (aged 91)
Place of death Staffordshire, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1950 Crewe Alexandra 0 (0)
1950–1951 Stoke City 2 (2)
1952–1954 Shrewsbury Town 11 (2)
1954–1955 Wellington Town
1955–1956 Stoke City 2 (0)
1956–1959 Macclesfield Town 115 (56)
Total 130 (60)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Alan Clowes (5 November 1929 – June 2021) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Shrewsbury Town and Stoke City. He made four appearances for Stoke.[1]

Career

Clowes was born in Alton, Staffordshire and started his career with Crewe Alexandra before making the short move to Stoke City in 1950. He made just two appearances for Stoke during the 1950–51 season and scored twice in a 3–2 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at the end of the season. Despite this, he left and joined Shrewsbury Town and then Wellington Town. He made a return to Stoke in the 1955–56 season where he again made just two appearances before joining another non-league club in the form of Macclesfield Town.[1]

Death

Clowes died in Staffordshire in June 2021, at the age of 91.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City 1950–51[1] First Division 2 2 0 0 — 2 2
Shrewsbury Town 1952–53 Third Division South 8 2 0 0 — 2 2
1953–54 Third Division South 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Total 11 2 0 0 — 11 2
Stoke City 1955–56[1] Second Division 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Macclesfield Town 1955–56[3] Cheshire League 9 5 0 0 0 0 9 5
1956–57[4] Cheshire League 36 23 7 12 6 3 49 38
1957–58[5] Cheshire League 37 21 2 2 3 4 42 27
1958–59[6] Cheshire League 33 7 0 0 2 1 35 8
Total 115 56 9 14 11 8 146 78
Career Total 130 60 9 14 11 8 161 82

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ "John Clowes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Cheshire League - 1955-56". Silkmen Archive.
  4. ^ "Cheshire League - 1956-57". Silkmen Archive.
  5. ^ "Cheshire League - 1957-58". Silkmen Archive.
  6. ^ "Cheshire League - 1958-59". Silkmen Archive.
  • John Clowes at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database