John Eves

John Eves
Personal information
Full name	John Robert Eves Also Known As: Bobby Eves
Date of birth	28 February 1922
Place of birth	Sunderland, England
Date of death	2007 (aged 84–85)
Place of death	Sunderland Tyne and Wear
Position	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1940–1946	Sunderland
1946–1952	Darlington
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Robert Eves (28 February 1922 – 2007) was an English footballer who made 177 appearances in the Football League playing for Darlington in the years following the Second World War. He played as a full back. Eves began his football career with Sunderland, for whom he made numerous appearances in the wartime competitions, including in the 1942 Football League War Cup Final, but never represented them in post-war senior football.

References

↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
1 2 3 "John Eves". thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
↑ "Silent tribute to former players". Sunderland Echo. 27 December 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
↑ "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

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[Hugman-1] Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.

[statcat-2] 1 2 3 "John Eves". thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

[3] "Silent tribute to former players". Sunderland Echo. 27 December 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

[NB-4] "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 April 2014.