The late John Ritchie is pictured above during Stoke's 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town.
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Transferred from Kettering Town in June 1962.
Ritchie took a drop in his pay to join Stoke, as he had been
working in a local shoe factory and playing football part-time.
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| Stoke City: |
1962-1963 |
Played |
3 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 2) |
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1963-1964 |
Played |
29 |
Scored |
18 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1964-1965 |
Played |
41 |
Scored |
25 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1965-1966 |
Played |
23 |
Scored |
13 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1966-1967 |
Played |
14 |
Scored |
8 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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Transferred in November 1966 for £70,000
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Sheffield
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1966-1967 |
Played |
24 |
Scored |
10 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1967-1968 |
Played |
41 |
Scored |
19 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1968-1969 |
Played |
24 |
Scored |
6 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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Transferred in July 1969 for £25,000
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| Stoke City: |
1966-1967 |
Played |
24 |
Scored |
10 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1967-1968 |
Played |
41 |
Scored |
18 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1968-1969 |
Played |
24 |
Scored |
6 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1970-1971 |
Played |
27 |
Scored |
13 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1971-1972 |
Played |
32 |
Scored |
12 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1972-1973 |
Played |
31 |
Scored |
14 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1973-1974 |
Played |
30 |
Scored |
14 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1974-1975 |
Played |
7 |
Scored |
4 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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Ritchie continued to play for Stoke until he broke his leg in September 1974 ending his career. He scored a club record 176 goals in 347 appearances for Stoke - League & Cup games ).
After retiring John ran a pottery business in the Potteries where he had flourished as a player
He died on 23rd. February 2007, aged 65.
He was survived by his wife Shirley, two sons and a daughter.
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