Personal information | |||
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Full name | William John Jordan | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 8 November 1921||
Place of birth | Bromley, England | ||
Date of death | 9 January 2016 | (aged 94)||
Place of death | Cambridge, England | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Bromley | |||
– | Grays Athletic | ||
1946–1947 | West Ham United | ||
1947–1948 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | (10) |
1948–1949 | Juventus | 20 | (5) |
1949–1950 | Birmingham City | 24 | (2) |
1950–1951 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | (2) |
1951–1953 | Tonbridge | ||
1953–195? | Bedford Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John William Jordan (8 November 1921 – 9 January 2016) is an English former professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
Born in Bromley, Kent, he began his career with home-town club Bromley, before moving on to Grays Athletic, West Ham United (as an amateur), and then Tottenham Hotspur. He scored twice on his 'Lilywhites' debut in a 5-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday at White Hart Lane in August 1947 in the old Second Division.[2] That season he scored 10 goals in 24 appearances.
He moved to Italy and Juventus in 1948, and subsequently appeared for Birmingham City, Sheffield Wednesday, Tonbridge and Bedford Town.[1][3][4] Jordan died on 9 January 2016 in Cambridge at the age of 94.[5]