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| Johnny Wheeler:
Midfielder / Half-Back |
| Nickname: |
| Date of Birth:
26.07.1928 |
| Squad: number: |
| With the Reds: 1956-1963 |
| Height: |
| Weight: |
| Bought from: Bolton
Wanderers |
| Signed for LFC:
Ј9,000 - 08.09.1956 |
| Debut: 15th September 1956 v Stoke
City (H) D1 lose 0-2, goal (Aged 28) |
| Debut goal: 13.10.1956 |
| 1st team
league games: 164 |
| 1st team
league goals: 21 |
| Total 1st team
games: 177 |
| Total 1st team
goals: 23 |
| Contract expiry: May 1963 |
| International caps:
1 |
| International
goals: |
| International debut:
02.10.1954 vs. Northern Ireland |
| Characteristics: |
| Former clubs:
Carlton (amateur), Tranmere Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, New Brighton (amateur) |
| Birth Place:
Liverpool, England |
| Honours: 1 Division Second
Championship 61/62 |
| Personal Honours: |
| Fact: |
| Website: |
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Total LFC and other club games/goals
|
League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1956-57 |
28 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
29 |
11 |
| 1957-58 |
38 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
43 |
5 |
| 1958-59 |
41 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
42 |
1 |
| 1959-60 |
29 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
31 |
3 |
| 1960-61 |
27 |
3 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
31 |
3 |
| 1961-62 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
| 1961-63 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
164 |
21 |
10 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
|
177 |
23 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
Competition |
| 164 |
League |
| 10 |
FA Cup |
| 3 |
League Cup |
Career Milestones for Johnny Wheeler:
Appearances in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
15.09.1956 |
Stoke City |
0-2 |
Anfield |
League |
| 50 |
25.12.1957 |
Grimsby Town |
1-3 |
Blundell Park |
League |
| 100 |
14.02.1959 |
Cardiff City |
0-3 |
Ninian Park |
League |
| 150 |
01.10.1960 |
Derby |
1-0 |
Anfield |
League |
Goals in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Min |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
13.10.1956 |
7 |
Bristol City |
1-2 |
Ashton Gate |
League |
Update: 18.02.2007 |
PROFILE
Johnny Wheeler was a former captain of Liverpool who gave nothing less than 100 per cent
and was a real livewire of a player.
He started his career at Tranmere Rovers before moving to Bolton Wanderers in
February 1951. He played in the famous 'Matthews FA Cup Final' when Bolton lost a 3-1
lead. He signed for Liverpool in September 1956 and was made captain.
Many of his early appearances for Liverpool came as an inside-forward, including
the remarkable day against Port Vale in November 1956 when, after Billy Liddell had
equalised Vale's first-half goal, he scored one of the fastest hat-tricks ever recorded,
his goals coming in the 81st, 82nd & 85th minutes.
Johnny was a regular in the side for the next three years but during the 1960-61
season he had to share the No. 4 shirt with the young Gordon Milne. By the start of the
following season he was out of the first-team picture altogether and was only selected for
one more League game, covering for left-half Tommy Leishman when Plymouth Argyle visited
Anfield on 9th December 1961. That was the last of the 164 Football League games Johnny
played in for Liverpool. |
