John Tanner (footballer)

John Denys Parkin Tanner (2 July 1921 – 25 October 1987)^[1] was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town. He was born in Harrogate and died at Ben Rhydding.

John Tanner

Personal information
Full name	John Denys Parkin Tanner
Date of birth	(1921-07-02)2 July 1921
Place of birth	Harrogate, England
Date of death	(1987-10-25)25 October 1987
Place of death	Ben Rhydding, West Yorkshire, England
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948–1959	Huddersfield Town	305	(277)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tanner was also a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University from 1947 to 1949 in a few matches each season as a lower-order right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper, as well as for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1955. He also played Minor Counties Championship cricket for Oxfordshire in 1951.^[2]

References

1. . Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
2. "Player profile: John Tanner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.

• Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 978-0955728105.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)