John Stone (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John George Stone[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1953[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Carlin How, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1970 | South Bank | ? | (?) |
| 1970–1972 | Middlesbrough | 2 | (0) |
| 1972–1976 | York City | 86 | (5) |
| 1976–1979 | Darlington | 120 | (14) |
| 1979–1983 | Grimsby Town | 94 | (2) |
| 1983–1984 | Rotherham United | 10 | (1) |
| Total | 312 | (22) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John George Stone (born 3 March 1953) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He played for South Bank, Middlesbrough, York City, Darlington, Grimsby Town and Rotherham United.
Career
Born in Carlin How, North Yorkshire, Stone played for South Bank before signing for Second Division Middlesbrough in July 1970.[1] He started his time at Middlesbrough playing in their juniors as a centre forward and was top scorer in the 1970–71 Northern Intermediate League.[2]
After making two league appearances for Middlesbrough in the 1971–72 season he signed for Third Division York City in July 1972.[1] Stone made his debut after starting a 1–0 defeat away at Tranmere Rovers on 15 September in York's seventh league game of the 1972–73 season, replacing John Mackin at right back.[2][3] He went on to finish the season with 34 appearances and five goals for York in all competitions.[3] He spent the season primarily as a right back for York, but played as a striker towards the end of the season, scoring two goals from five games in this position.[2][3] In the following season, 1973–74, Stone missed three games, making 51 appearances in all competitions as York finished third in the Third Division, thus winning promotion to the Second Division for the first time in the club's history.[4] An injury sustained in York's 1–0 defeat away at Sunderland on 14 September 1974 resulted in missing the rest of York's debut Second Division season, which he finished with six appearances in all competitions.[2][5]
Having been again restricted to six appearances in all competitions for York in the 1975–76 season, Stone moved to Fourth Division Darlington in July 1976.[2][6] He moved to Darlington in search of a fresh start, which he achieved with great success, making 120 league appearances and scoring 14 goals for the club.[1][2] Stone left Darlington three years later to sign for Third Division Grimsby Town for a fee of £22,500 in July 1979.[2] He made 28 league appearances as Grimsby won the Third Division title, and thus promotion to the Second Division, in the 1979–80 season.[2][7] Stone finished his Grimsby career with 94 league appearances and two goals, before signing for Rotherham United of the Third Division in September 1983.[1] He retired from football following his spell with Rotherham, where he made ten league appearances and scored one goal in the 1983–84 season.[8]
Style of play
Stone was a "polished" right back who was noted for his retention of the ball.[2]
Honours
- Football League Third Division champions: 1979–80
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 589. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Citizen Publications. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-9531005-0-7.
- 1 2 3 Batters, Dave (2008). York City The Complete Record. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. pp. 338–339. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.
- ↑ Batters. York City The Complete Record. pp. 340–341.
- ↑ Batters. York City The Complete Record. pp. 342–343.
- ↑ Batters. York City The Complete Record. pp. 344–345.
- ↑ "John George Stone". Playerhistory. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ↑ "John Stone". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 29 January 2012.