Ewart Beswick
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Ewart Beswick | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| - | Longton | ? | (?) |
| - | Congleton Town | ? | (?) |
| 1911-1923 | Stoke | 25 | (0) |
| - | Congleton Town | ? | (?) |
| 1925-1926 | Stoke | 33 | (1) |
| - | Congleton Town | ? | (?) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Ewart Beswick (born 1897 in Macclesfield, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made fifty eight appearances for Stoke.
John Beswick was a defender who had two spells as the Victoria Ground, He was described as an intelligent ball playing centre-half who gave nothing away. The retired through injury at the end of his second spell. Beswick was one of the most successful amateurs to have served the club and helped Stoke to the Third Division North Title in 1926-27. He was also a member of the famous pottery family Beswick Pottery, he continued to run the company after his retirement from football until his death in 1978.[1]
References
- ^ Matthews, Tony: "The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City " (Lion Press, 1994, ISBN 1859831001)
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