John Ackroyd (born 1868) was an English
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
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[ in the ]Football League
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for Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in ...
and Rotherham Town. In 1891−92 in a match for Grimsby against Lincoln City he scored four goals in a 6−1 victory.[ He also played for Heanor Town.][
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References
English footballers
Heanor Town F.C. players
Grimsby Town F.C. players
Rotherham Town F.C. (1878) players
English Football League players
1868 births
Year of death missing
Association football forwards
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