John Linacre (born 13 December 1955 in

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the a ...

) is an English retired professional

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who is best known for his time spent with

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded i ...

, where he made over 200 league appearances in two spells with the club.

Career

After beginning as an apprentice at

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. The club is nicknamed t ...

– he never made a league appearance for the club – Linacre started playing for Whitby Town before signing professional forms with

in 1977. He stayed at the club until 1982, making 196 league appearances, before signing with Maltese club Ħamrun Spartans. Linacre spent one year in Malta, before re-signing with

. His spell back in Hartlepool only lasted one season, and he signed for non-league Billingham Town in 1984.

References

External links

Player profile at In The Mad Crowd
1955 births Living people English men's footballers Coventry City F.C. players Whitby Town F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Ħamrun Spartans F.C. players Billingham Town F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Middlesbrough {{England-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub