John Thomas Thornton Shreeve (18 August 1917 – 30 July 1966) was an English professional

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who played as a

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Career

After playing non-league football with Boldon Villa, Shreeve made 145 appearances in

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for

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C ...

References

1917 births 1966 deaths English men's footballers Charlton Athletic F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football fullbacks People from the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside {{England-footy-defender-1910s-stub