John Ewart Beswick (5 April 1897 – 20 February 1978) was an English

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who played in

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for

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Career

Beswick was a defender who had two spells as the

Victoria Ground The Victoria Ground was the home ground of Stoke City from 1878 until 1997, when the club relocated to the Britannia Stadium after 119 years. At the time of its demolition it was the oldest operational ground in the Football League. History ...

, He was described as an intelligent ball playing centre-half who gave nothing away. The retired through injury at the end of his second spell, Beswick was one of the most successful amateurs to have served the club and helped Stoke to the

Third Division North The Third Division North of the Football League was a tier in the English football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran in parallel with the Third Division South with clubs elected to the League or relegated from a higher division allocated to ...

Title in 1926–27. He was also a member of the famous pottery family Beswick, he continued to run the John Beswick Ltd company after his retirement from football until his death in 1978.

Career statistics

Honours

;with Stoke City *

Football League Third Division North The Third Division North of the Football League was a tier in the English football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran in parallel with the Third Division South with clubs elected to the League or relegated from a higher division allocated t ...

Champions: 1926–27

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beswick, Ewart English men's footballers Stoke City F.C. players English Football League players 1897 births Footballers from Macclesfield Congleton Town F.C. players 1978 deaths Men's association football midfielders