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John Tanner (footballer)

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John Tanner
Personal information
Full name John Denys Parkin Tanner
Date of birth (1921-07-02)2 July 1921
Place of birth Harrogate, England
Date of death (1987-10-25)25 October 1987
Place of death Ben Rhydding, West Yorkshire, England
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1959 Huddersfield Town 305 (277)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Denys Parkin Tanner (2 July 1921 – 25 October 1987)[1] was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town. He was born in Harrogate and died at Ben Rhydding.

Tanner was also a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University from 1947 to 1949 in a few matches each season as a lower-order right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper, as well as for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1955. He also played Minor Counties Championship cricket for Oxfordshire in 1951.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Cricket-Online: Player Profiles - John Tanner". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Player profile: John Tanner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  • Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 978-0955728105.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)