John Green (footballer, born 1939)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Green | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Warrington, England | ||
| Date of death | 15 August 2010 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Warrington, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stockton Heath | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1959 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | (5) |
| 1959–1967 | Blackpool | 135 | (9) |
| 1967–1971 | Port Vale | 94 | (7) |
| 1968 | → Vancouver Royals (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 1971–1972 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| Total | 271+ | (25+) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1971–1972 | Northwich Victoria (player-manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Green (22 May 1939 – 15 August 2010) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played a total of 250 league games in the Football League.
He moved from non-league Stockton Heath to Tranmere Rovers in February 1958. He played 21 league games before he was transferred to top-flight Blackpool in March 1959. He went on to make 145 appearances for the club, before he was signed by Stanley Matthews for Port Vale in September 1967. He was allowed to spend summer 1968 in Canada with Vancouver Royals, who were then coached by Ferenc Puskás. He returned to help Vale to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1969–70, and was also named as the club's Player of the Year. He later served as player-manager of Northwich Victoria in 1971–72.
John Green was born and grew up near to Warrington, like his lifelong friend Roger Hunt; both played as amateurs for Stockton Heath before becoming professional footballers. Green began his professional career with Tranmere Rovers, signing in February 1958, with the club in the Third Division North. At the end of the 1957–58 season the Third Division North and South were dissolved and replaced by the Third Division and the Fourth Division. Tranmere were allowed to join the new Third Division having finished in the top twelve in 1957–58 – they finished ahead of thirteenth place York City on goal average.
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