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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Alan Clowes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1929[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Alton, Staffordshire, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | June 2021 (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 | |||
Career
editClowes 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
editClowes died in Staffordshire in June 2021, at the age of 91.[2]
Career statistics
edit| 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
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ "John Clowes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Cheshire League - 1955-56". Silkmen Archive.
- ^ "Cheshire League - 1956-57". Silkmen Archive.
- ^ "Cheshire League - 1957-58". Silkmen Archive.
- ^ "Cheshire League - 1958-59". Silkmen Archive.
External links
edit- John Clowes at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database