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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Elsworthy | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Nant-y-derry, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 3 May 2009 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Ipswich, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left-half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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
editIpswich 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Town mourn death of 'Big John'
- ^ "Five Join Hall of Fame".
- ^ "John Elsworthy : Obituary - ThisIsAnnouncements". Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- ^ King, Elvin (29 March 2008). "Beattie joins Town stars in Hall of Fame". Ipswich Star. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
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