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		  | PLAYING CAREER  |  |  
		  |  |  |   |   |  
				 	|  |  | STOKE CITY |  |   |   |  
				  |  |  |  |  | To |  | Fee |  | Appearances |  | Goals |  |  |  |  |  
				  |  |  | 
				       |  | 
				     |  | 
				    £45,000
				   |  |  |  | 
				    71
				   |  | (League) |  | 
				        
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    | Season | League | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points |  
    | 1974/75 | 1st | 5 | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 64 | 48 | 49 |  
    | 1973/74 | 1st | 5 | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 54 | 42 | 46 |  
    | 1972/73 | 1st | 15 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 56 | 38 |  
    | 1971/72 | 1st | 17 | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 35 |  
    | 1970/71 | 1st | 13 | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 48 | 37 |  
    | 1969/70 | 1st | 9 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 56 | 52 | 45 |  |   |   |   |   |  
				 	|  |  | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY |  |   |   |  
				  |  |  |  |  | To |  | Fee |  | Appearances |  | Goals |  |  |  |  |  
				  |  |  | 
				       |  | 
				     |  | 
				    £70,000
				   |  |  |  | 
				    34
				   |  | (League) |  | 
				        
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    | Season | League | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points |  
    | 1968/69 | 1st | 15 | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 54 | 36 |  
    | 1967/68 | 1st | 19 | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 51 | 63 | 34 |  
    | 1966/67 | 1st | 11 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 56 | 47 | 41 |  |   |   |   |   |  
				 	|  |  | STOKE CITY |  |   |   |  
				  |  |  |  |  | To |  | Fee |  | Appearances |  | Goals |  |  |  |  |  
				  |  |  | 
				       |  | 
				     |  | 
				    £2,000
				   |  |  |  | 
				    64
				   |  | (League) |  | 
				        
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                  |  | 
	
    | Season | League | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points |  
    | 1967/68 | 1st | 18 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 50 | 73 | 35 |  
    | 1966/67 | 1st | 12 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 63 | 58 | 41 |  
    | 1965/66 | 1st | 10 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 64 | 42 |  
    | 1964/65 | 1st | 11 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 67 | 66 | 42 |  
    | 1963/64 | 1st | 17 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 77 | 78 | 38 |  
    | 1962/63 | 2nd | 1 | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 73 | 50 | 53 |  |   |   |   |   |  
				 	|  |  | KETTERING TOWN |  |   |   |  
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	      John Henry Ritchie
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      |  | Forward |  
	    |  | Born July 12th, 1941 in Kettering |  
          |  | Died February 23rd, 2007 aged 66 |  
  		  |  | 5' 10" |  
  		  |  | 11st. 6lbs. |  
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      |  | Playing Career totals: |  |  |  
      |  | 359 | League appearances |  
      |  | 169 | League goals |  |  |  
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