John Currie
Personal information
Full name John Edward Currie[1]
Date of birth (1921-03-18)18 March 1921[1]
Place of birth Liverpool, England[1]
Date of death 21 April 1984(1984-04-21) (aged 63)[1]
Place of death Bromley, England[1]
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1947 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic 7 (1)
1947 → Stafford Rangers (loan)
1947–1948 Port Vale 8 (0)
Total 15+ (1+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Edward Currie (18 March 1921 – 21 April 1984) was an English footballer who played for Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic, Stafford Rangers, and Port Vale shortly after World War II.

Career

Currie scored two goals in eight Third Division South games for Harry Kinghorn's Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic in the 1946–47 season. He also enjoyed a loan spell with Stafford Rangers, before switching permanently from Dean Court to Staffordshire based Port Vale in June 1947.[1] He only managed nine Third Division South appearances in the 1947–48 season and was released from The Old Recreation Ground in the summer by manager Gordon Hodgson.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic 1946–47 Third Division South 710000
Port Vale 1947–48 Third Division South 800000

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 74. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ John Currie at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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