About John Reddish
Lived 1904 – 1989 (aged 84). John Reddish was a British association football player and cricketer.
John Reddish (22 December 1904 – 18 October 1989), was an English footballer and cricketer. He played for Boots Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur, Lincoln City, Notts County and Dundee. He was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.
Reddish began his career as footballer with local non-League club Boots Athletic. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1929 and played a total of seven matches in all competitions for the Spurs. After leaving White Hart Lane the full back joined Lincoln City where he made 53 appearances. Later on his career he had a spell at Notts County and finally Dundee.
As cricketer, Reddish was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break googly; he made a single first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against Oxford University in 1930.
He died at Manchester, Lancashire on 18 October 1989.
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English footballer (1904-1989)
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John Reddish was born on 22 December 1904 in Nottingham.
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John Reddish died on 18 October 1989 in Manchester.
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John Reddish was an association football player and cricketer.
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