John Schofield (footballer)
Schofield as assistant manager of York City in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | John David Schofield | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Barnsley, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Woolley Miners Welfare | |||
| Shepshed Charterhouse | |||
| Matlock Town | |||
| 1988 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| 1988–1994 | Lincoln City | 231 | (11) |
| 1994–1997 | Doncaster Rovers | 110 | (12) |
| 1997–1999 | Mansfield Town | 86 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Hull City | 25 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Lincoln City | 19 | (0) |
| Total | 471 | (23) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2007 | Lincoln City | ||
| 2009 | Walsall (caretaker) | ||
| 2009 | Cheltenham Town (caretaker) | ||
| 2013 | Gillingham (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John David Schofield (born 16 May 1965) is an English former professional footballer who was most recently assistant manager to Russ Wilcox at League Two club York City.
Schofield was born in Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire. A hard-working and combative midfielder, he began his career in non-League football, combining this with his job as an apprentice-trained motor mechanic. As a teenager, he had spent a season with Huddersfield Town's reserve team before joining Northern Counties East League side Woolley Miners Welfare. He moved up the non-League pyramid, joining first Shepshed Charterhouse and then Matlock Town. In March 1988 he joined Gainsborough Trinity.
Lincoln City manager Colin Murphy signed him for a £10,000 fee on 10 November 1988. Schofield made his debut in a 4–1 win over Fourth Division leaders Burnley at Turf Moor. Schofield quickly established himself in the Lincoln team, and was later voted as number 47 in Lincoln's list of 100 league legends.
Despite a successful 1993–94 season with Lincoln when he was both club captain and supporters' Player of the Season, Schofield left on 18 November 1994 when he joined Doncaster Rovers. He spent three seasons with Doncaster before departing to Mansfield Town for a £10,000 fee on 8 August 1997. Schofield joined Hull City on a free transfer on 28 July 1999.
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