John Reddish
English footballer and cricketer
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John Reddish (22 December 1904 – 18 October 1989), was an English footballer and cricketer. He played for Boots Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur, Lincoln City, Notts County and Dundee.[1] He was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Reddish | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 1989 (aged 84–85) | ||
| Position | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Boots Athletic | |||
| 1929–1932 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | (0) |
| 1933–1934 | Lincoln City | 53 | (0) |
| 1935 | Notts County | 0 | (0) |
| – | Dundee | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Manchester, Lancashire, England
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| Full name | John Reddish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 December 1904 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 October 1989 (aged 84) Manchester, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1930 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 October 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reddish began his career as footballer with local non-League club Boots Athletic. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1929 and played a total of seven matches in all competitions for the Spurs.[2] After leaving White Hart Lane the full back joined Lincoln City where he made 53 appearances. Later on his career he had a spell at Notts County and finally Dundee.
As cricketer, Reddish was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break googly; he made a single first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against Oxford University in 1930.[3]
He died at Manchester, Lancashire on 18 October 1989.