About John Dunn
Lived 1888 – 1968 (aged 79–80). John Dunn was a British association football player.
John Henry Dunn (November 1888 – 1968) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for The Wednesday.
Personal life On 16 November 1914, four months since Britain's entry into the First World War, Dunn enlisted in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment. In November 1915, he was transferred to the regiment's 27th (Depot) Battalion and was released from the army in March 1916 to work in a munitions factory in Liverpool. Southern League First Division 24 0 4 0 28 0 1919–20 Second Division 8 0 0 0 8 0
70 0 8 0 78 0
Honours Eccles Borough Lancashire Combination First Division: 1912–13
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Who was John Dunn?
association football player
When was John Dunn born?
John Dunn was born in 1888 in Eccles.
When did John Dunn die?
John Dunn died in 1968.
What was John Dunn's occupation?
John Dunn was an association football player.
What nationality was John Dunn?
John Dunn was British.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John Dunn (footballer, born 1888)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John Dunn. https://biography.guide/john-dunn-association-football-player/
MLA: "John Dunn." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/john-dunn-association-football-player/.
Chicago: "John Dunn." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/john-dunn-association-football-player/.
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