Johnny Gordon

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John Duncan Sinclair Gordon (11 September 1931 – 26 May 2001) was an English professional footballer who played for Portsmouth and Birmingham City in the First Division as an inside forward.^[2][3]

Johnny Gordon

Personal information
Full name	John Duncan Sinclair Gordon
Date of birth	(1931-09-11)11 September 1931
Place of birth	Portsmouth, England
Date of death	26 May 2001(2001-05-26) (aged 69)[1]
Place of death	Portsmouth,[1] England
Position	Inside forward
Youth career
1947–1949	Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1949–1958	Portsmouth	209	(69)
1958–1961	Birmingham City	96	(32)
1961–1967	Portsmouth	234	(37)
1967–19??	Chelmsford City
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He made a total of 489 appearances for home-town club Portsmouth, placing him fourth in their all-time appearances list. During his three seasons at Birmingham City he was the club's top scorer in 1959–60, became their all-time top goalscorer in European competition, and played in the 1960 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final against Barcelona. On his return to Portsmouth he helped them win the Third Division championship in 1961–62.

Honours

• Portsmouth
  • Club's top League scorer 1957
  • Third Division champions 1962
• Birmingham City
  • Inter-Cities Fairs Cup runners-up 1960
  • Club's top scorer 1960
  • Club's all-time European top scorer