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John Alderson

Crystal Palace FC

1 cap, 1 goal against

P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 4: A 1
100% successful

1923

disciplined: none
captaincies:
none
minutes played:
90

Profile

Full name John Thomas Alderson

also known as

Jack Alderson according to Newcastle-online.Org, CPFC.co.uk, The Men Who Made Crystal Palace.
Born 28 November 1891 in Crook, County Durham [registered in Auckland, March 1891].
Died 17 February 1972
Height/Weight 6", 13st [1922]

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Club Career

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.  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.
Club honours Football League Division Three champions 1920-21.
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career

Player number 445th player to appear for England. 47th goalkeeper to appear.
Position(s) Goalkeeper
First & last match 10 May 1923, France 1 England 4, a friendly match at Stade Pershing, Paris, aged 31 years 163 days.
Major tournaments None
Team honours None
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

Beyond England

Became a farmer after leaving the game. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.9.

 

John Alderson - Career Statistics

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
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.

 

John Alderson - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Away 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

 

John Alderson - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
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

 

John Alderson - Match History
 Club:  Crystal Palace F.C. - 1 full cap

Coach: F.A. Committee - 1 full capx

Age 31
1 165 9 May 1929 - France 1 England 4, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris AW Fr Start gk

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