Stan Johns (28 June 1924 – 1985 ) [1] was an English footballer who played as an inside forward for South Liverpool and West Ham United.

Stan Johns
Personal information
Date of birth (1924-06-28)28 June 1924
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Date of death 1985 (aged 60–61)
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
South Liverpool
1950–51 West Ham United 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:31, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

Playing career

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Born in Liverpool, Johns came to the attention of local teams Liverpool and Everton but decided to join West Ham United in 1950.[2][3] Johns scored in his first two games for West Ham, against Cardiff City[4] and Blackburn Rovers,[5] played only four more games, without scoring, and was not selected again.

He died in 1985.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics – Stan Johns". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  2. ^ "West Ham players". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b "On this day – June 28". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Cardiff 2–1 West Ham United". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Blackburn Rovers 1–3 West Ham United". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 29 June 2013.