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Researching Wakefield Family of Halesowen and found Pro Footballer boarding !!!

1911 Cherry Street Hawne Halesowen Stourbridge Worcs.
Samuel Wakefield Head 50 Bricklayer
Sarah Wakefield wife 49
Annie Wakefield dau 26 Button Worker
Alice Wakefield dau 23 Button Worker
John Gorman boarder 27 Pro Footballer born Aston Warks.
Rest born Halesowen Worcs.

Does anyone know who he was or played for ? . It is first time I have come across this as an occupation on Census Records

He Married Alice Wakefield daughter of Samuel :-

GORMANJohnWAKEFIELDAlice MHalesowen, St John the BaptistDudley Register Office014/009/187 1913

this looks like him ?

John (James) Gorman (born 1884 in Dudley, England), the footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers

John (James) Gorman (born 1884 in Dudley, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers. He also played for Stoke. He made seventeen appearances for Stoke before joining Dudley Town in 1910

Full name John Gorman
Date of birth 7 April 1882
Place of birth Dudley, England
Playing position Inside-left
Senior career*

Years Team Apps "  (Gls)" 

1905-1906 Wolverhampton Wanderers 9 (4)
1907Halesowen Town ? (?)
1908-1909 Stoke 17 (7)
1910 Dudley Town ?(?)

http://www.zen139857.zen.co.uk/GORMAN_James.pdf

Added him here Pete - do you want to add some of that extra info - I'm still catching up on the Salt/Wakefield families

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... onnections

Maggie

Thanks Peterd and Maggie.
I was a Wolves supporter in days of Billy Wright etc.

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