John "Jonny" Malkin was an English footballer who played in The Football League

The Football League

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 for Stoke City

Stoke City F.C.

Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...

. He was born in Stoke on Trent and he made 175 appearances for Stoke City as a right-winger.

Career

He was spotted by scouts in 1942 playing for BOAR Army Football and was instantly signed by his local club Stoke City

Stoke City F.C.

Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...

. Jonny Malkin was a winger who had the daunting task of replacing the role of Stanley Matthews

Stanley Matthews

Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE was an English footballer. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the English game, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing, as well as being the first winner of both the European Footballer of the Year and the Football Writers'...

 in the number 7 shirt, after he joined Blackpool

Blackpool F.C.

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. Malkin did fill in the gap well playing in over 190 games for the Potters before injury ended his career in 1956. He also enjoyed a brief spell as coach for Stoke City

Stoke City F.C.

Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...

 following his injury.

After leaving competitive football, Malkin started work for the Royal Mail

Royal Mail

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.

In 1994 Malkin died after a battle with cancer.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...	1947–48	5	1	0	0	5	1
	1948–49	6	0	0	0	6	0
	1949–50	28	1	1	0	29	1
	1950–51	8	0	0	0	8	0
	1951–52	28	4	4	1	32	5
	1952–53	24	2	2	0	26	2
	1953–54	39	10	3	1	42	11
	1954–55	26	4	5	1	31	5
	1955–56	11	2	0	0	11	2
Career Total		175	24	15	3	190	27