| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Edward Wheeler[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Crosby, Lancashire, England, | ||
| Date of death | 15 November 2019 (aged 91) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Carlton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1951 | Tranmere Rovers | 101 | (9) |
| 1951–1956 | Bolton Wanderers | 189 | (18) |
| 1956–1963 | Liverpool | 164 | (23) |
| 1963 | New Brighton | ||
| Total | 454 | (50) | |
| International career | |||
| England B | 4 | (0) | |
| 1954 | England | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Edward Wheeler (26 July 1928 – 15 November 2019)[2] was an English professional footballer. He played for Tranmere Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool and New Brighton.
Club career
Wheeler played club football for Carlton, Tranmere Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool and New Brighton.[3]
Wheeler played for Bolton Wanderers in the 1953 FA Cup final at Wembley on 2 May 1953 in which Bolton lost 4–3 to Blackpool.[4]
International career
He gained his only England cap in 1954 when Walter Winterbottom selected him to play in a British Home Championship match against Northern Ireland at Windsor Park, Belfast. Goals from Johnny Haynes and Don Revie gained England a 2–0 win.[5]
Coaching career
Following his retirement from being a player in 1963, Wheeler went on to become assistant trainer at Bury.[6]
Later life and death
Wheeler died in November 2019, aged 91.[7]
References
- ↑ "Johnny Wheeler". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ↑ "RIP Johnny Wheeler". Liverpool FC.
- ↑ Johnny Wheeler at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ↑ "1953 FA Cup Final Match | Blackpool vs Bolton Wanderers". fa-cupfinals.co.uk.
- ↑ "England Match No. 291 – Northern Ireland – 2 October 1954 – Match Summary and Report". englandfootballonline.com.
- ↑ "Johnny Wheeler: Former Liverpool and Bolton winger dies aged 91". BBC Sport. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ↑ "Johnny Wheeler: Former Liverpool and Bolton winger dies aged 91". BBC Sport. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.