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John Fantham
Personal information
Date of birth	6 February 1939
Place of birth	Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Date of death	25 June 2014 (aged 75)
Place of death	Sheffield, England
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1956–1969	Sheffield Wednesday
1969–1971	Rotherham United
1971–1972	Macclesfield Town
Total
International career
1961	England
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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John Fantham (6 February 1939 – 25 June 2014)^[1] was an English footballer.

Fantham was born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire. He is Sheffield Wednesday's leading post-war goalscorer with 166 goals. He was signed in 1956 and made his Wednesday debut two years later. Fantham firmly established himself as an able goalscorer in the English top flight for Wednesday, as his 23 goals helped the club to a second-place finish in 1960–61. The following season, he netted 24 times, earning him selection for the England under-23 team and his only England cap at full international level. He was an integral part of the Wednesday side that reached the 1966 FA Cup Final and two years later, he passed Redfern Froggatt's post war scoring record. Fantham made 435 appearances for the club, staying until 1969 when he joined Rotherham United.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Ponting, Ivan (10 August 2014). "John Fantham: Football star who scored more than 160 goals for Sheffield Wednesday". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
^ "Sheffield Wednesday: Tributes flood in for Owls great". The Star. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.

External links[edit]

Johnny Fantham at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Johnny Fantham at Englandstats.com
Sheffield stats

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[1] Ponting, Ivan (10 August 2014). "John Fantham: Football star who scored more than 160 goals for Sheffield Wednesday". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

[2] "Sheffield Wednesday: Tributes flood in for Owls great". The Star. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.

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-'''John Fantham''' (born February 6, 1939) was born in [[Sheffield]] and is still [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]'s leading post war goalscorer with 167 goals.  He was signed in 1956 and made his Wednesday debut two years later.  John firmly establish himself as an able goalscorer in the English top flight for Wednesday, as his 23 goals helped the club to a second place finish in 1960-61.  The following season, he netted 24 times, earning him international honours with [[England national football team|England]] Under 23's and also gaining his only cap at full international level.  He was an integral part of the Wednesday side that reached the 1966 [[FA Cup]] Final and two years later, he passed [[Redfern Froggatt]]'s post war scoring record.  John made 435 appearances for the club.
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+{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
+{{Infobox football biography
+| name           = John Fantham
+| fullname       =
+| birth_date     = {{birth date|1939|2|6|df=y}}
+| birth_place    = [[Sheffield]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], England
+| death_date     = {{death date and age|2014|6|25|1939|2|6|df=y}}
+| death_place    = Sheffield, England
+| position       = [[Inside forward]]
+| years1         = 1956–1969 | clubs1 = [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]    | caps1 = 388 | goals1 = 147
+| years2         = 1969–1971 | clubs2 = [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]]          | caps2 = 51  | goals2 = 8
+| years3         = 1971–1972 | clubs3 = [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]]        | caps3 = 37  | goals3 = 5
+| totalcaps = 476
+| totalgoals = 160
+| nationalyears1 = 1961
+| nationalteam1  = [[England national football team|England]]
+| nationalcaps1  = 1
+| nationalgoals1 = 0
+}}
+'''John Fantham''' (6 February 1939 – 25 June 2014)<ref>{{cite news|last=Ponting|first=Ivan|title=John Fantham: Football star who scored more than 160 goals for Sheffield Wednesday|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-fantham-football-star-who-scored-more-than-160-goals-for-sheffield-wednesday-9660078.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-fantham-football-star-who-scored-more-than-160-goals-for-sheffield-wednesday-9660078.html |archive-date=14 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|accessdate=10 August 2014|newspaper=The Independent|date=10 August 2014}}</ref> was an English footballer.
+Fantham was born in [[Sheffield]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]]. He is [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]'s leading post-war goalscorer with 166 goals. He was signed in 1956 and made his Wednesday debut two years later. Fantham firmly established himself as an able goalscorer in the English top flight for Wednesday, as his 23 goals helped the club to a second-place finish in 1960–61. The following season, he netted 24 times, earning him selection for the [[England national under-23 football team|England under-23 team]] and his only [[England national football team|England]] cap at full international level. He was an integral part of the Wednesday side that reached the [[1966 FA Cup Final]] and two years later, he passed [[Redfern Froggatt]]'s post war scoring record. Fantham made 435 appearances for the club, staying until 1969 when he joined [[Rotherham United]].<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/sheff-weds/sheffield-wednesday-tributes-flood-in-for-owls-great-1-6693773 |title=Sheffield Wednesday: Tributes flood in for Owls great |newspaper=The Star |date=2014-06-25 |accessdate=2014-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709082823/http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/sheff-weds/sheffield-wednesday-tributes-flood-in-for-owls-great-1-6693773 |archive-date=9 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 ==References==
+{{reflist}}
-*[http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=346 England profile]
-*[http://www.adrianbullock.com/swfc/stats/play0179.htm Sheffield stats]
+==External links==
+* {{NeilBrownPlayers|player/johnfantham}}
+* {{Englandstats}}
+* [http://www.adrianbullock.com/swfc/stats/play0179.htm Sheffield stats]
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-[[Category:English footballers]]
+[[Category:English men's footballers]]
-[[Category:England international footballers]]
+[[Category:England men's international footballers]]
+[[Category:England men's under-23 international footballers]]
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-[[Category:Footballers from Sheffield]]
+[[Category:Rotherham United F.C. players]]
+[[Category:Macclesfield Town F.C. players]]
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+[[Category:English Football League players]]
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