John Agnew (footballer)

John Agnew
Personal information
Full name John Terence Agnew[1]
Date of birth (1935-06-27)27 June 1935[2]
Place of birth Stockton-on-Tees,[2] England
Date of death 2002 (aged 66–67)[3]
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1954 Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
1954–1956 Darlington 25 (4)
1957–19?? Corby Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Terence Agnew (27 June 1935 – 2002), also known as Terry Agnew, was an English footballer who made 25 appearances in the Football League playing at outside left for Darlington.

Agnew was born in Stockton, County Durham, He was previously on the books of Sheffield Wednesday without representing them in the League,[2] and made his Darlington debut as a 19-year-old in September 1954 while still a part-time player.[4] After 25 league appearances over two seasons, he joined Midland League club Corby Town in 1956.[5]

Outside football, Agnew completed a doctorate in engineering. His son from his third marriage, Alex Agnew, is a Belgian stand-up comedian.[3][6]

  1. ^ "Terry Agnew". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "John Agnew". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b Amos, Mike (13 July 2007). "Belgian comedian traces his Darlington connection". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  4. ^ "A part-timer takes his bow". Daily Mirror. London. 1 September 1954. p. 18.
  5. ^ "Corby sign Agnew". Daily Express. London. 26 July 1956. p. 11. Corby Town, the Midland League club, yesterday signed 21-year-old Terry Agnew, outside left from Darlington previously with Sheffield Wednesday.
  6. ^ "May you live in the time of Alex Agnew". Flanders Today. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2015.