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John McSeveney

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John McSeveney
Personal information
Full name John Haddow McSeveney[1]
Date of birth (1931-02-08)8 February 1931
Place of birth Shotts, Scotland
Date of death 12 December 2020(2020-12-12) (aged 89)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1951 Hamilton Academical 71 (20)
1951–1955 Sunderland 35 (3)
1955–1957 Cardiff City 75 (18)
1957–1961 Newport County 172 (51)
1961–1964 Hull City 161 (60)
Total 514 (152)
Managerial career
1971–1972 Barnsley
1973 Home Farm
1974–1975 Nottingham Forest (assistant)
1975–1977 Waterford
1978–1979 British Guyana
1980–1981 Oman
1981–1986 Rotherham United (assistant)
1986–1991 Sheffield United (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Haddow McSeveney (8 February 1931 – 12 December 2020) was a Scottish football player and manager.

A winger, he joined Newport County in 1957 from Cardiff City. He made 172 league appearances for Newport, scoring 51 goals.[2] In 1961, he joined Hull City.[3] He died in December 2020 at the age of 89.[4]

  1. ^ "John McSeveney". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. ^ John McSeveney at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  3. ^ John McSeveney at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  4. ^ Hull City Tigers: John McSeveney death notice