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John Fantham
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Full name	John Fantham
Date of birth	6 February 1939
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Position(s)	Inside-Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1956–1969	Sheffield Wednesday
1969–1971	Rotherham United
1971–1972	Macclesfield Town
International career
1961	England
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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John Fantham (born 6 February 1939) was born in Sheffield and is still 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 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. John made 435 appearances for the club, staying until 1969 when he joined Rotherham United.

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-'''John Fantham''' (born 6 February 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, staying until 1969 when he joined [[Rotherham United]].
+'''John Fantham''' (born 6 February 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 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.  John made 435 appearances for the club, staying until 1969 when he joined [[Rotherham United]].
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+[[Category:The Football League players]]
+[[Category:The Football League representative players]]