Robert John Ingham (18 October 1924 – 6 May 2000) was an English footballer who played as a winger. He scored 109 goals from 430 appearances in the Football League for Gateshead.[1] He also played non-league football for Newburn and North Shields.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert John Ingham[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Hebburn,[1] England | ||
| Date of death | 6 May 2000 (aged 75)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Newcastle upon Tyne,[1] England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1947 | Newburn | ||
| 1947–1958 | Gateshead | 430 | (109) |
| 1958–1961 | North Shields | ||
| 1961–1964 | Gateshead | 58 | (21) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editIngham started his career with non-league Wallsend St. Lukes and signed amateur forms for Gateshead when he was aged 14, in 1938. He played for Gateshead reserves and Newburn before signing for Gateshead in August 1947. He scored a total of 119 goals in 468 appearances in the league and FA Cup and DSP cups for Gateshead before moving on to non-league North Shields in 1958. He returned to Gateshead from 1961 to 1964,while Jack Fairbrother and Bobby Mitchell were managers. He played a further 58 games scoring 21 goals. His overall record of 526 games and 140 goals still stand.
Sources
edit- "allfootballers.com". Retrieved 28 November 2009.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "John Ingham". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Johnny Ingham". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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