Johnny Wheeler | |
Full Name: | John Edward Wheeler |
Birth Date: | 26 July 1928 |
Birth Place: | Crosby, Lancashire, England, |
Position: | Wing half |
Youthclubs1: | Carlton |
Years1: | 1946–1951 |
Years2: | 1951–1956 |
Years3: | 1956–1963 |
Years4: | 1963 |
Clubs1: | Tranmere Rovers |
Clubs2: | Bolton Wanderers |
Clubs3: | Liverpool |
Clubs4: | New Brighton |
Caps1: | 101 |
Caps2: | 189 |
Caps3: | 164 |
Goals1: | 9 |
Goals2: | 18 |
Goals3: | 23 |
Totalcaps: | 454 |
Totalgoals: | 50 |
Nationalyears2: | 1954 |
Nationalteam1: | England B |
Nationalteam2: | England |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
John Edward Wheeler (26 July 1928 – 15 November 2019)[1] was an English professional footballer. He played for Tranmere Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool and New Brighton.
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.[2]
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.[3]
Following his retirement from being a player in 1963, Wheeler went on to become assistant trainer at Bury.[4]
Wheeler died in November 2019, aged 91.[5]