fullname youthclubs years death_date death_place youthyears birth_place clubs caps goals position birth_date article_title name
john duncan sinclair gordon portsmouth 1947 1967 -- 19 ?? -- 1949 1958 -- 1961 1961 -- 1967 26 may 2001 portsmouth , england 1947 -- 1949 portsmouth , england portsmouth birmingham city portsmouth chelmsford city 209 96 234 69 32 37 inside forward 11 september 1931 johnny gordon
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johnny gordon

john duncan sinclair gordon -lrb- 11 september 1931 -- 26 may 2001 -rrb- was an english professional footballer who played for portsmouth and birmingham city in the first division as an inside forward .
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 barcelona .
on his return to portsmouth he helped them win the third division championship in 1961 -- 62 .
