| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Warner | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Tonyrefail | ||
| Date of death | 1980 (aged 68–69) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1929 | Treorchy Juniors | ||
| 1930 | Trealaw Rangers | ||
| 1931 | Treorchy Athletic | ||
| 1932 | Aberaman Athletic[2] | ||
| 1934–1938 | Swansea Town | 135 | (9) |
| 1938–1950 | Manchester United | 102 | (1) |
| 1951–1952 | Oldham Athletic | 34 | (2) |
| 1952–1953 | Rochdale | 21 | (0) |
| Total | 292 | (12) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1952–1953 | Rochdale | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Warner (21 September 1911 – 1980) was a Welsh footballer who played as a wing half.
In his early days, he played for Swansea Town, and he went on to make 135 Football League appearances for the Welsh club before moving to Manchester United for 1938–39. He made over 100 league appearances for the Old Trafford club, and then transferred to Oldham Athletic.[3]
Warner moved to Rochdale for the 1951-52 season, making 21 league appearances for the club.[4] He then became manager of Rochdale for the 1952-53 season.[5] [6]
He also made two appearances for Wales, along with one wartime cap.[3]
References
- ^ "Swansea Town. Eleven recruits: six are forwards". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. [not specific enough to verify]
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ Football League Career Stats – Rochdale players Archived 19 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Management stats at soccerbase
- ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
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