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John Elsworthy (26 July 1931 – 3 May 2009) was a Welsh footballer. A midfielder, he was signed by Ipswich Town manager Scott Duncan in May 1949, after playing as an amateur for Newport County.[1] He played all his professional club football for Ipswich Town. He won four championship medals during Ipswich's rise up the divisions in the 1950s. As a member of Ipswich, he won Division Three (South) in 1953–54 and 1956–57, Division Two in 1960–61, and the Division One league championship in 1961–62. He was selected to play for the Third division South representative team in 1956–57.

John Elsworthy

Personal information
Full name	John Elsworthy
Date of birth	(1931-07-26)26 July 1931
Place of birth	Nant-y-derry, Wales
Date of death	3 May 2009(2009-05-03) (aged 77)
Place of death	Ipswich, England
Position(s)	Left-half
Youth career
0000–1949	Newport County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1949–1965	Ipswich Town	396	(44)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elsworthy was part of the Wales squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden, but didn't travel to Sweden as the Welsh FA were too short of money to send a full squad. Although a member of the World Cup squad, Elsworthy was in fact never capped by his country. In all competitions, he played 435 games and scored 53 goals for Ipswich Town between 1949 and 1965. He was an inductee of the Ipswich Hall of Fame.[2]

After retiring from football he ran a post office branch in Ipswich.[3] In his later years, he suffered from Alzheimer's disease. He died in May 2009, aged 77.

Honours

Ipswich Town

• Football League First Division: 1961–62
• Football League Second Division: 1960–61
• Football League Third Division South: 1953–54, 1956–57

Individual

• Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2008[4]

See also

• List of one-club men in association football

References

На других языках

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[de] John Elsworthy

John Elsworthy (* 26. Juli 1931 in Nant-y-derry; † 3. Mai 2009 in Ipswich) war ein walisischer Fußballspieler. Der groß gewachsene Außenläufer spielte von 1949 bis 1965 bei Ipswich Town und gewann dort 1962 die englische Meisterschaft. Er galt dabei aufgrund seiner körperlichen Robustheit und Zuverlässigkeit als einer der Schlüsselspieler auf dem Weg zum Erfolg und bestritt insgesamt fast 450 Pflichtspiele für den Verein.

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- [en] John Elsworthy

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[it] John Elsworthy

John Elsworthy (Nant-y-derry, 26 luglio 1931 – Ipswich, 3 maggio 2009) è stato un calciatore gallese, di ruolo centrocampista.

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[ru] Элсуорси, Джон

Джон Элсуорси (англ. John Elsworthy; 26 июля 1931[1], Нант-и-Дерри[d], Монмутшир — 3 мая 2009[2], Ипсуич) — валлийский футболист, полузащитник.

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