John Linacre

John Linacre
Personal information
Date of birth	13 December 1955 (age 68)
Place of birth	Middlesbrough, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Coventry City
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–1977	Whitby Town
1977–1982	Hartlepool United
1982–1983	Ħamrun Spartans
1983–1984	Hartlepool United
1984–1985	Billingham Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Linacre (born 13 December 1955 in Middlesbrough) is an English retired professional footballer who is best known for his time spent with Hartlepool United, where he made over 200 league appearances in two spells with the club.^[1]

Career

After beginning as an apprentice at Coventry City – he never made a league appearance for the club^[2] – Linacre started playing for Whitby Town before signing professional forms with Hartlepool United in 1977. He stayed at the club until 1982, making 196 league appearances, before signing with Maltese club Ħamrun Spartans. Linacre spent one year in Malta, before re-signing with Hartlepool United. His spell back in Hartlepool only lasted one season, and he signed for non-league Billingham Town in 1984.

References

^ "HARTLEPOOL UNITED : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
^ "COVENTRY CITY : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 15 March 2009.

External links

Player profile at In The Mad Crowd

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[1] "HARTLEPOOL UNITED : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 15 March 2009.

[2] "COVENTRY CITY : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 15 March 2009.

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