John David Lumsdon (born 20 July 1956) is an English former footballer who played at right-back for Stoke City, Port Vale, and Telford United in the 1970s.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John David Lumsdon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1956-07-20) 20 July 1956 (age 65)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1978 | Stoke City | 28 | (0) |
| 1978 | → Port Vale (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| Telford United | |||
| Total | 33+ | (0+) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lumsdon started his career with Stoke City, playing ten First Division games in the 1975–76 season. He made 13 appearances in the 1976–77 season as Tony Waddington's "Potters" suffered relegation. He played five Second Division games in the 1977–78 season. He was loaned to Potteries derby rivals Port Vale in March 1978, and played five Third Division games for Bobby Smith's "Valiants" before returning to Victoria Ground at the end of the season.[1] As of March 2017, he is the last player to have joined Port Vale on loan from Stoke City.[2] He later moved on to Southern League side Telford United.
Source:[3]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stoke City | 1975–76 | First Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1976–77 | First Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 1977–78 | Second Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Port Vale (loan) | 1977–78 | Third Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||