John Finlay (footballer)

John (Jack) Finlay
Personal information
Full name John Finlay
Date of birth (1919-02-15)15 February 1919[1]
Place of birth Birtley, England
Date of death 5 March 1985(1985-03-05) (aged 66)
Place of death Cleveland, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
1937–1938 Ouston Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1938–1947 Sunderland 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Finlay (16 February 1919 – 5 March 1985) was an English professional footballer born in Chester-Le-Street who played as an inside forward for Grimsby Town, Sunderland, and Carlisle United. Finlay signed for Sunderland in 1938, then played as a guest player for Carlisle United in the 1939/1940 season but due to WWII, had to wait to make his debut for Sunderland on 11 September 1946 in their 4th match of the season in Division 1 against Charlton Athletic. Finlay retired from professional football just two months later in November 1946.[2]

References

  1. ^ "John Finlay". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. ISBN 9781899538157.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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