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		  | PLAYING CAREER  |  |  
		  |  |  |   |   |  
				 	|  |  | NEW BRIGHTON |  |   |   |  
				  |  |  |  |  | To |  | Fee |  | Appearances |  | Goals |  |  |  |  |  
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				    0
				   |  | (League) |  | 
				        (Player/Manager)
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    | Season | League | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points |  
    | 1950/51 | 3rd N | 24 | 46 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 40 | 90 | 30 |  
    | 1949/50 | 3rd N | 14 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 45 | 63 | 38 |  
    | 1948/49 | 3rd N | 17 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 58 | 36 |  |   |   |   |   |  
				 	|  |  | BOLTON WANDERERS |  |   |   |  
				  |  |  |  |  | To |  | Fee |  | Appearances |  | Goals |  |  |  |  |  
				  |  |  | 
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				     |  | 
				    
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				    4
				   |  | (League) |  | 
				        
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    | Season | League | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points |  
    | 1947/48 | 1st | 17 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 46 | 58 | 37 |  
    | 1946/47 | 1st | 18 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 57 | 69 | 34 |  
    | 1939/40 | 1st | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 |  
    | 1938/39 | 1st | 8 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 67 | 58 | 45 |  
    | 1937/38 | 1st | 7 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 64 | 60 | 45 |  
    | 1936/37 | 1st | 20 | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 66 | 34 |  
    | 1935/36 | 1st | 13 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 67 | 76 | 41 |  
    | 1934/35 | 2nd | 2 | 42 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 96 | 48 | 56 |  
    | 1933/34 | 2nd | 3 | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 79 | 55 | 51 |  
    | 1932/33 | 1st | 21 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 78 | 92 | 33 |  |   |   |    
    
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      | MANAGERIAL CAREER  |  |  
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      |  |  | NEW BRIGHTON |  |   |   |  
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              From 
               
			1Jul1948
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		  To 
		   
				      1Jul1950
       |  | (Player/Manager) |  |  
      |  |  
      | 
	
    | Season | League | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points |  
    | 1949/50 | 3rd N | 14 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 45 | 63 | 38 |  
    | 1948/49 | 3rd N | 17 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 58 | 36 |  |  |  |  | 
    
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	      John Edward Atkinson
	         |  
      |  | Centre-half |  
	    |  | Born December 20th, 1913 in Washington |  
          |  | Died 1977 |  
  		  |  | 6' 1" |  
  		  |  | 11st. 7lbs. |  
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      |  | Playing Career totals: |  |  |  
      |  | 292 | League appearances |  
      |  | 4 | League goals |  |  |  
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