Johnny Wheeler

For other people named John Wheeler, see John Wheeler (disambiguation).

Johnny Wheeler
Personal information
Full name John Edward Wheeler[1]
Date of birth (1928-07-26)26 July 1928
Place of birth Crosby, Lancashire, England,
Date of death 15 November 2019(2019-11-15) (aged 91)
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Carlton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1951 Tranmere Rovers 101 (9)
1951–1956 Bolton Wanderers 189 (18)
1956–1963 Liverpool 164 (23)
1963 New Brighton
Total 454 (50)
International career
England B 4 (0)
1954 England 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Edward Wheeler (26 July 1928 – 15 November 2019)[2] was an English professional footballer. He played for Tranmere Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool and New Brighton.

Club career

Wheeler played club football for Carlton, Tranmere Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool and New Brighton.[3]

Wheeler played for Bolton Wanderers in the 1953 FA Cup final at Wembley on 2 May 1953 in which Bolton lost 4–3 to Blackpool.[4]

International career

He gained his only England cap in 1954 when Walter Winterbottom selected him to play in a British Home Championship match against Northern Ireland at Windsor Park, Belfast. Goals from Johnny Haynes and Don Revie gained England a 2–0 win.[5]

Coaching career

Following his retirement from being a player in 1963, Wheeler went on to become assistant trainer at Bury.[6]

Later life and death

Wheeler died in November 2019, aged 91.[7]

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

References

  1. ^ "Johnny Wheeler". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. ^ "RIP Johnny Wheeler". Liverpool FC.
  3. ^ Johnny Wheeler at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. ^ "1953 FA Cup Final Match | Blackpool vs Bolton Wanderers". fa-cupfinals.co.uk.
  5. ^ "England Match No. 291 – Northern Ireland – 2 October 1954 – Match Summary and Report". englandfootballonline.com.
  6. ^ "Johnny Wheeler: Former Liverpool and Bolton winger dies aged 91". BBC Sport. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Johnny Wheeler: Former Liverpool and Bolton winger dies aged 91". BBC Sport. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  8. ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 490. ISBN 0354 09018 6.