John Sellars (footballer)
Encyclopedia
John Sellars was a footballer who played in The Football League
for Stoke City
. He made 384 appearances for Stoke. His father Harry
was also a footballer who played for Stoke.
, when the war finished Sellars began to play regularly in the Stoke side and could play across the back line as well as in midfield. His versatility ensured he would have a long stay in football. He retired in 1958 after making 413 appearances in all competitions for The Potters. He later went on to work as a Shoe designer and later owned his own shoe shop in Stoke.
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
for 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...
. He made 384 appearances for Stoke. His father Harry
Harry Sellars
Harold Sellars was an English footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made 394 appearances for Stoke in all competitions. Harry's son John Sellars also played for Stoke in the 1950s.-Playing career:...
was also a footballer who played for Stoke.
Career
John Sellars was a formidable athlete who competed in the famous Powerball Sprint events in the 1950s. He was recommended to the club by his father Harry who was a coach at Stoke. He joined Stoke in 1942 during World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, when the war finished Sellars began to play regularly in the Stoke side and could play across the back line as well as in midfield. His versatility ensured he would have a long stay in football. He retired in 1958 after making 413 appearances in all competitions for The Potters. He later went on to work as a Shoe designer and later owned his own shoe shop in Stoke.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 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... |
1946–47 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 1947–48 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 3 | |
| 1948–49 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 1 | |
| 1949–50 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 3 | |
| 1950–51 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| 1951–52 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
| 1952–53 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 1953–54 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 1954–55 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 1955–56 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 1956–57 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 1957–58 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 384 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 413 | 15 | |