John Sidney Oliver (1867 – after 1895) was an English professional

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born in

Southwick, Sunderland Southwick is a former village and now a suburb on the north banks of the River Wear in Sunderland, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England, historically in County Durham. From 1894 to 1928, Southwick was administered by the Southwick-on-Wear Urba ...

, who played as a full back. He made 101 appearances in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from ...

playing for

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a port at the mouth of the River Wear on the North Sea, approximately south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the most p ...

Middlesbrough Ironopolis Middlesbrough Ironopolis Football Club was a football club based in Middlesbrough, England. Although it was only in existence for five years, the club won three Northern League titles and two cup competitions, and once reached the FA Cup quar ...

and

Small Heath Small Heath is an inner-city area in south-east Birmingham, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England situated on and around the Coventry Road about from the city centre. History Small Heath, which has been settled and used since Roman t ...

References

* * 1867 births Year of death missing Footballers from Sunderland English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Sunderland A.F.C. players Middlesbrough Ironopolis F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players English Football League players Date of birth missing Place of death missing 19th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-defender-1860s-stub