John Ritchie (footballer, born 1941), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Ritchie (footballer, born 1941)

English footballer

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1941

Place of Birth: Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 23-Feb-2010

Profession: association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

John Henry Ritchie (12 July 1941 – 23 February 2007) was an English footballer.
He is Stoke City's all-time record goalscorer. Ritchie began his career with his hometown club Kettering Town before joining Stoke City in 1962.
In his first full season as a professional Ritchie scored an impressive 30 goals and hit 81 goals in 135 appearances.
He was surprisingly sold by Tony Waddington to Sheffield Wednesday in November 1966 for £80,000.
After scored 45 goals for Wednesday in three seasons Waddington decided that selling Ritchie was a mistake and re-signed him for £28,000.
He continued to be a prolific goalscorer for Stoke City and helped then win their first major trophy, the 1972 Football League Cup and reach two FA Cup semi finals.
He remained at Stoke until September 1974 when a broken leg ended his career.
He had scored 176 goals for Stoke in 347 matches making him Stoke's record goalscorer.