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John
Alderson |
Crystal Palace FC
1 cap,
1 goal against
0 clean sheets
P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 4:
A 1
100% successful
1923
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
John Thomas
Alderson |
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also known as |
Jack Alderson
according to Newcastle-online.Org, CPFC.co.uk, The Men Who Made Crystal Palace. |
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Born |
January
1891 in Grahamsley, Crook, county Durham
[registered in Auckland, March 1891]. |
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Birth notes |
Originally believed to have been born on 28 November 1891, and most
history books dictate this.... but the only John Thomas registered in
Auckland was January to March 1891. The 1891 census states that this John
Thomas was three months old. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1891 census,
John Thos is a three month-old only son to Jane, who already has a nine
year-old daughter. Jane is a widow, and the three of them live at 16
Temperance Terrace in Crook, county Durham. |
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According to the 1901 census,
John T., now a ten year-old living with his mother, Jane, is now
remarried, to James Richardson. They live in 20 Green Lane Crescent,
Harton, South Shields. James, a coal miner, and Jane have their own son,
John's half-brother, Robert W. |
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According to the 1911 census,
John is now a twenty year-old Coal Miner Putter still living with his
mother and step-father at The Holmes, back in Crook. |
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Died |
2 July 1959, aged 68 years ? days
[registered in Dewsbury, September 1959]. The only death of a John
Thomas Alderson that fell in the correct age bracket.
Possibly another
JT Alderson died June
1959 in Darlington, but this John T. Alderson was born in 1892. |
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Death notes |
This death date was confirmed by the Wills & Adminstration Probate, and if
this is the correct Jack Alderson, he was living at 123 Overthorpe Avenue
in Dewsbury, and died on his way to Dewsbury General Hospital. He left
£1125.
It was
NOT 17 February
1972, registered in Sunderland, March 1972. That register states that this John
Thomas Alderson was born in July 1893. |
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Height/Weight |
6"
0', 13st 0lb
[1922] 6"
1', 13st 6lb
[1925] |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.co.uk |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Starting with
Crook Juniors before joining Crook Town FC. He moved to Shildon
Athletic FC before joining Middlesbrough FC in 1912. He moved to
Newcastle United FC, also in 1912, for £30. After guesting for
Crystal Palace FC in war-time games, he joined them permanently at the end
of the war for £50 fee. 192 appearances later, Alderson joined Pontypridd
FC in 1924 and Sheffield United FC a year later on 9 May 1925. After
another 122
games, he left to join Exeter City FC in 1929. Joined Torquay United
in 1930 and went on to keep goal for Worcester City, before returning home
to Crook Town FC. |
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Club honours |
Football League
Division Three winners 1920-21. |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
445th player to
appear for England. 47th goalkeeper to appear. |
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Position(s) |
Goalkeeper |
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Only match |
No. 165, 10 May 1923, France 1 England 4, a friendly
match at
Stade Pershing,
Paris,
aged 31 years 163 days. |
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Became a farmer after leaving the game. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1990). Hatton Press, p.9. |
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John Alderson -
Career Statistics |
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Squads |
Apps |
Comp
Apps |
Mins. |
GA |
GA Av.
min |
Comp GA |
Clean
Sheets |
Cln
Sht Av |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
90 |
1 |
90 min |
0 |
0 |
0% |
0 |
none |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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John Alderson
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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Away
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Friendly |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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John Alderson
- Match History |
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Club:
Crystal Palace F.C. - 1 full cap |
Coach: F.A. Committee - 1
full capx
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Age 31 |
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1 |
165 |
9 May 1929 - France 1 England 4,
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris |
AW |
Fr |
Start |
gk |
Notes
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