English footballer
John Leonard Price (1877 – after 1908) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath , Doncaster Rovers and Stockport County .[ 1]
Price was born in Birmingham .[ 1] He began his football career with Shenstone BC before joining Small Heath in August 1897. He was a regular in the reserve team in the Birmingham & District League , but only appeared once for the first team,[ 2] playing at inside right in the last game of the 1898–99 season , a goalless draw away against Leicester Fosse in the Second Division .[ 3] Price left the club after being charged with assaulting a railway station ticket collector.[ 2] He went on to play for Watford in the Southern League [ 4] before returning to the Football League with Doncaster Rovers and Stockport County .[ 1] By 1909, he was reserve-team trainer at Fulham .[ 4]
References
^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 212. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6 .
^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record . Derby: Breedon Books. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9 .
^ Matthews, p. 145.
^ a b "Players: Price to Riera" (PDF) . Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016 . Trefor Jones. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017 .