John joined Hull City on a trial in March 1913, bought in by new manager Harry Chapman, a man knowledgeable about the Sheffield footballing scene of that time. John made his first team debut in the fourth game of the 1913/14 season, scoring in a 2-1 win over local rivals Grimsby in front of 12,000 fans. A run of 21 starts yielded further goals against Wolves in a 7-1 shellacking, Barnsley in a pre-Christmas 2-0 victory and Bury in a FA Cup replay defeat at Gigg Lane. Following that latter defeat youngster Jack Lyon was preferred at outside left for the remainder of the season and John only started three more games.
John was again a support player in the opening weeks of 1914/15 season though he did score the winner in a 3-2 victory over Leeds City in mid September. In mid-November new manager Fred Stringer turned to John and was quickly rewarded with two goals in a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest. He started every game for the rest of the season and contributed a further six goals, including four in five games in late January and early February.
World War One led to the suspension of the Football League in the 1915 close season, John remained a regular for City during the subsequent four seasons of regional wartime football. When the Football League returned in 1919 he began the season at inside right but was quickly restored to outside left with City's new signing Bobby Hughes switching wings. John was a regular goalscorer in the first four months of the season, pinnacling in December 1919 with a hat trick in a 5-2 tonking of Lincoln City. His form was starting to attract the interest of other clubs and in February 1920, after scoring a Valentines Day goal in 2-0 win over Fulham, John was transferred to Chelsea, for a substantial £1,500 fee.
John spent four years at Stamford Bridge but made only seven first team appearances and scored once in March 1920 against The Wednesday. In July 1924 he switched to Watford and a year later he returned to his native South Yorkshire to sign for newly-amalgamated Division Three North side Rotherham United, playing for a season alongside his brother Willis Lee. He later returned to Hull and worked in the docks.
He is commemorated in the Northern Cemetery Columbarium, Chanterlands Cemetery, Hull
John was again a support player in the opening weeks of 1914/15 season though he did score the winner in a 3-2 victory over Leeds City in mid September. In mid-November new manager Fred Stringer turned to John and was quickly rewarded with two goals in a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest. He started every game for the rest of the season and contributed a further six goals, including four in five games in late January and early February.
World War One led to the suspension of the Football League in the 1915 close season, John remained a regular for City during the subsequent four seasons of regional wartime football. When the Football League returned in 1919 he began the season at inside right but was quickly restored to outside left with City's new signing Bobby Hughes switching wings. John was a regular goalscorer in the first four months of the season, pinnacling in December 1919 with a hat trick in a 5-2 tonking of Lincoln City. His form was starting to attract the interest of other clubs and in February 1920, after scoring a Valentines Day goal in 2-0 win over Fulham, John was transferred to Chelsea, for a substantial £1,500 fee.
John spent four years at Stamford Bridge but made only seven first team appearances and scored once in March 1920 against The Wednesday. In July 1924 he switched to Watford and a year later he returned to his native South Yorkshire to sign for newly-amalgamated Division Three North side Rotherham United, playing for a season alongside his brother Willis Lee. He later returned to Hull and worked in the docks.
He is commemorated in the Northern Cemetery Columbarium, Chanterlands Cemetery, Hull
John joined Hull City on a trial in March 1913, bought in by new manager Harry Chapman, a man knowledgeable about the Sheffield footballing scene of that time. John made his first team debut in the fourth game of the 1913/14 season, scoring in a 2-1 win over local rivals Grimsby in front of 12,000 fans. A run of 21 starts yielded further goals against Wolves in a 7-1 shellacking, Barnsley in a pre-Christmas 2-0 victory and Bury in a FA Cup replay defeat at Gigg Lane. Following that latter defeat youngster Jack Lyon was preferred at outside left for the remainder of the season and John only started three more games.
John was again a support player in the opening weeks of 1914/15 season though he did score the winner in a 3-2 victory over Leeds City in mid September. In mid-November new manager Fred Stringer turned to John and was quickly rewarded with two goals in a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest. He started every game for the rest of the season and contributed a further six goals, including four in five games in late January and early February.
World War One led to the suspension of the Football League in the 1915 close season, John remained a regular for City during the subsequent four seasons of regional wartime football. When the Football League returned in 1919 he began the season at inside right but was quickly restored to outside left with City's new signing Bobby Hughes switching wings. John was a regular goalscorer in the first four months of the season, pinnacling in December 1919 with a hat trick in a 5-2 tonking of Lincoln City. His form was starting to attract the interest of other clubs and in February 1920, after scoring a Valentines Day goal in 2-0 win over Fulham, John was transferred to Chelsea, for a substantial £1,500 fee.
John spent four years at Stamford Bridge but made only seven first team appearances and scored once in March 1920 against The Wednesday. In July 1924 he switched to Watford and a year later he returned to his native South Yorkshire to sign for newly-amalgamated Division Three North side Rotherham United, playing for a season alongside his brother Willis Lee. He later returned to Hull and worked in the docks.
He is commemorated in the Northern Cemetery Columbarium, Chanterlands Cemetery, Hull
John was again a support player in the opening weeks of 1914/15 season though he did score the winner in a 3-2 victory over Leeds City in mid September. In mid-November new manager Fred Stringer turned to John and was quickly rewarded with two goals in a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest. He started every game for the rest of the season and contributed a further six goals, including four in five games in late January and early February.
World War One led to the suspension of the Football League in the 1915 close season, John remained a regular for City during the subsequent four seasons of regional wartime football. When the Football League returned in 1919 he began the season at inside right but was quickly restored to outside left with City's new signing Bobby Hughes switching wings. John was a regular goalscorer in the first four months of the season, pinnacling in December 1919 with a hat trick in a 5-2 tonking of Lincoln City. His form was starting to attract the interest of other clubs and in February 1920, after scoring a Valentines Day goal in 2-0 win over Fulham, John was transferred to Chelsea, for a substantial £1,500 fee.
John spent four years at Stamford Bridge but made only seven first team appearances and scored once in March 1920 against The Wednesday. In July 1924 he switched to Watford and a year later he returned to his native South Yorkshire to sign for newly-amalgamated Division Three North side Rotherham United, playing for a season alongside his brother Willis Lee. He later returned to Hull and worked in the docks.
He is commemorated in the Northern Cemetery Columbarium, Chanterlands Cemetery, Hull
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He is commemorated in the Northern Cemetery Columbarium.
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