John Tudor (footballer)
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John Tudor was a football player for Coventry City
, Newcastle United
, Sheffield United
and Stoke City
.
side Ilkeston Town
. He signed for Coventry in 1966, spending two winters at Highfield Road
.
He transferred to Sheffield United in 1968. During his 3 seasons at Sheffield, he played in 71 games and scored 30 goals.
In January 1971 he transferred to Newcastle United. He scored 53 goals in 164 league games, but was sold to Stoke for £30,000 in 1976. The following year he moved to K.A.A. Gent in Belgium and stayed two years, scoring 16 goals in 40 games for De Buffalo's. He became a publican in Derbyshire
and Northumberland
, before moving to the US, where he coached at Tonka United in Minnesota. Then in 2009 he took the position of head coach at Holy Family Catholic High School for their girls program. Also, in 2010 he coached the 1993 Minnesota boys ODP (Olympic Development Program) team and brought them to nationals. Now John Tudor joined Chan-Chaska soccer club to coach the U-17 boys.
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
, Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
, Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
and Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
.
Biography
Tudor began his football career playing for Northern Premier LeagueNorthern Premier League
The Northern Premier League, is one of the regional English football leagues which sits directly below the Football Conference featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. Geographically, the league covers all of Northern England, and the northern areas of the Midlands. Originally just one...
side Ilkeston Town
Ilkeston Town F.C.
Ilkeston Football Club is an English football club based at the New Manor Ground in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.-History:The club was established in 1894 as Ilkeston Town F.C.....
. He signed for Coventry in 1966, spending two winters at Highfield Road
Highfield Road
The Highfield Road Stadium was a football stadium in the city of Coventry, England. It was the home ground for Coventry City F.C. until the club moved to the new Ricoh Arena after the 2005-06 season...
.
He transferred to Sheffield United in 1968. During his 3 seasons at Sheffield, he played in 71 games and scored 30 goals.
In January 1971 he transferred to Newcastle United. He scored 53 goals in 164 league games, but was sold to Stoke for £30,000 in 1976. The following year he moved to K.A.A. Gent in Belgium and stayed two years, scoring 16 goals in 40 games for De Buffalo's. He became a publican in Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
and Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
, before moving to the US, where he coached at Tonka United in Minnesota. Then in 2009 he took the position of head coach at Holy Family Catholic High School for their girls program. Also, in 2010 he coached the 1993 Minnesota boys ODP (Olympic Development Program) team and brought them to nationals. Now John Tudor joined Chan-Chaska soccer club to coach the U-17 boys.