John Coxon (footballer)

John Coxon (7 April 1922 – May 1998) was an English amateur footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Darlington.[2]

John Coxon

Personal information
Full name	John Coxon[1]
Date of birth	7 April 1922[1]
Place of birth	Whitley Bay, England
Date of death	May 1998 (aged 76)
Place of death	North Tyneside, England
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Old Hartley
19??–1948	Darlington	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Coxon was born in Whitley Bay, which was then in Northumberland. He played football for non-league club Old Hartley,[2] and by March 1946 had joined Darlington;[3] he appeared twice in the wartime third-tier competition.[4] He remained with the club until at least 1948,[5] but made only one appearance in the Third Division North, in the 1946–47 season.[2] He died in May 1998 in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear.[1]

References

1. "John Coxon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
2. "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
3. "Surprise goal for City's full-back". Lincolnshire Echo. 2 March 1946. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. Rollin, Jack (2005). Soccer at War 1939–45. London: Headline. p. 325. ISBN 978-0-7553-1431-7.
5. "Hectic time for footballers. Major issues still to be settled". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 25 March 1948. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.