John Edward Wylie (26 September 1936 – 18 September 2013) was a

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who played as a

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for

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, and

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Senior club career

Huddersfield Town

Joining

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side

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from school, Wylie never made a first team appearance in his three seasons there.

Preston North End

Division One,

signed him in May 1957 on a free transfer. On

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1960 he captained the team. He went on to make 110 League and cup appearances for the club.

Stockport County

He was signed by Fourth Division team

for £3,500 in November 1962.

Doncaster Rovers

Wylie was signed by fellow Fourth Division side

in August 1964, his debut being in a 1–0 home victory against

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on 29 August 1964. He would have started in the first two games of the season but for serving a suspension from being sent off for striking an opponent in the previous season. He went on to play in every league and cup game for the remainder of that season and the following season, one small blight with him being substituted against

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in May 1966. He missed some games the following season, with him getting to an unbroken sequence of 101 League appearances, and 118 in total including the FA and League Cup games. He was ever present in the 1965–66 Fourth Division title winning side. His last game for Rovers was in September 1967 against Wrexham where he was substituted by Graham Ricketts. After the 1967–68 season at Doncaster, he moved to play for

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Honours

Doncaster Rovers Fourth Division * Winner 1965–66

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wylie, John 1936 births 2013 deaths Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne English men's footballers English Football League players Men's association football wing halves Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players 20th-century English sportsmen