Johnny Vincent (footballer)

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Johnny Vincent
Personal information
Full name	John Victor Vincent
Date of birth	8 February 1947
Place of birth	West Bromwich, England
Date of death	23 December 2006 (aged 59)
Place of death	Kidderminster, England
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth clubs
1962–1964	Birmingham City
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1964–1971 1971–1972 1972–1975 1975–1977 1977	Birmingham City Middlesbrough Cardiff City Atherstone Town Connecticut Bicentennials	171 (41) 040 0(7) 066 (11)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

John Victor "Johnny" Vincent (8 February 1947 – 23 December 2006) was an English professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or inside forward. He made nearly 300 appearances and scored 59 goals in the Football League. After a spell in non-League football he finished his playing career in the United States.

Born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, Vincent joined Birmingham City from school. He made his first-team debut in March 1964, shortly after his 17th birthday. His style of play was elegant and he was consistent in his ability to launch an attack, whether by good passing of the ball or by purposeful running. When he became a first team regular, some three years after making his debut, he was creating chances for Barry Bridges, Geoff Vowden and Fred Pickering; later he supplied Jimmy Greenhoff, Bob Latchford and Bob Hatton. He had a powerful shot himself; for Birmingham he scored 44 goals in 194 appearances in all competitions. He remained first choice under Stan Cullis's management, but Cullis's successor Freddie Goodwin traded him for Middlesbrough's more physical George Smith, both players being valued at £40,000. He spent one season at Middlesbrough followed by three years with Cardiff City, before returning to the Midlands with Atherstone Town. He finished his playing career with a season in the NASL with Connecticut Bicentennials.

After football he spent 13 years in the licensed trade in the West Midlands area. He died of cancer in a Kidderminster, Worcestershire nursing home at the age of 59.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ Jeys, Anna (2006-12-29). "Tributes as Blues ace Johnny dies", Birmingham Mail. Retrieved on 2007-11-16. 

• Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books, pp. 131, 199–206. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 
• Matthews, Tony (October 2000). The Encyclopedia of Birmingham City Football Club 1875-2000. Cradley Heath: Britespot, p. 277. ISBN 978-0-9539288-0-4. 
• Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database

Persondata
NAME	Vincent, Johnny
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Vincent, John Victor
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1947-02-08
PLACE OF BIRTH	West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
DATE OF DEATH	2006-12-23
PLACE OF DEATH	Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England