John Duncan Sinclair Gordon (11 September 1931 – 26 May 2001) was an English professional

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who played for

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. Most of Portsmouth is located on Portsea Island, off the south coast of England in the Solent, making Portsmouth the only city in En ...

and

Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. The team compete in the ...

in the First Division as an

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. He made a total of 489 appearances for home-town club Portsmouth, placing him fourth in their all-time appearances list. During his three seasons at Birmingham City he was the club's top scorer in 1959–60, became their all-time top goalscorer in European competition, and played in the 1960 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final against

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. On his return to Portsmouth he helped them win the Third Division championship in 1961–62.

Honours

* Portsmouth ** Club's top League scorer 1957 ** Third Division champions 1962 * Birmingham City **

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, most commonly referred to as the Fairs Cup and sometimes as the European Fairs Cup or Fairs Cities' Cup, was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. The Fairs Cup was the idea of FIFA vice-presid ...

runners-up 1960 ** Club's top scorer 1960 ** Club's all-time European top scorer

References

1931 births 2001 deaths Footballers from Portsmouth English men's footballers Men's association football inside forwards Portsmouth F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players English Football League players Chelmsford City F.C. players 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-forward-1930s-stub