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Johnny Wheeler

Johnny Wheeler

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Wheeler played club football for Carlton, Tranmere Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool and New Brighton. Wheeler played for Bolton Wanderers in the 1953 FA Cup final at Wembley on 2 May 1953 in which Bolton lost 4–3 to Blackpool.

International career

He gained his only England cap in 1954 when Walter Winterbottom selected him to play in a British Home Championship match against Northern Ireland at Windsor Park, Belfast. Goals from Johnny Haynes and Don Revie gained England a 2–0 win.

Coaching career

Following his retirement from being a player in 1963, Wheeler went on to become assistant trainer at Bury.

Club
New Brighton A.F.C. (1963–)
Club
Bolton Wanderers F.C. (1951–1956)
Club
Tranmere Rovers F.C. (1946–1951)
Club
Liverpool F.C. (1956–1963)
Club
England national association football B team
Club
England men's national association football team (1954–1954)

Personal

Later life and death

Wheeler died in November 2019, aged 91.

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Description

English footballer (1928-2019)

Position

wing half

Extract from Wikipedia

John Edward Wheeler was an English professional footballer. He played for Tranmere Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool and New Brighton.

▸ Source: Wikipedia
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