Johnny Jordan

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{for|the rugby league footballer of the 1930s|Johnny Jordan (rugby league)}}

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{{Use British English|date=February 2014}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Johnny Jordan

| image = William John Jordan.jpg

| caption = Jordan in Juventus kit, 1949

| fullname = William John Jordan

| birth_date = {{birth date|1921|11|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bromley, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|1|9|1921|8|11|df=y}}

| death_place = Cambridge, England

| height =

| position = Inside forward

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = | clubs1 = Bromley | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = | clubs2 = Grays Athletic | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 1946–1947 | clubs3 = West Ham United | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 1947–1948 | clubs4 = Tottenham Hotspur | caps4 = 24 | goals4 = 10

| years5 = 1948–1949 | clubs5 = Juventus | caps5 = 20 | goals5 = 5

| years6 = 1949–1950 | clubs6 = Birmingham City | caps6 = 24 | goals6 = 2

| years7 = 1950–1951 | clubs7 = Sheffield Wednesday | caps7 = 10 | goals7 = 2

| years8 = 1951–1953 | clubs8 = Tonbridge | caps8 = | goals8 =

| years9 = 1953–195? | clubs9 = Bedford Town | caps9 = | goals9 =

}}

John William Jordan (8 November 1921 – 9 January 2016) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Born in Bromley, Kent, Jordan began his career with home-town club Bromley, before moving on to Grays Athletic, West Ham United (as an amateur), and then Tottenham Hotspur. He scored twice on his Tottenham debut in a 5–1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday at White Hart Lane in August 1947 in the Second Division.{{Cite web |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2020/february/debut-goalscorers/ |title=Steven joins our debut goalscorers |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |date=3 February 2020 |access-date=}} That season he scored 10 goals in 24 appearances.

He moved to Italy and Juventus in 1948, and subsequently appeared for Birmingham City, Sheffield Wednesday, Tonbridge and Bedford Town.{{cite book |last=Matthews |first=Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |date=1995 |page=102 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9}}{{cite web |url=http://www.tonbridgeangels.co.uk/old/SoccerStats/player.php?id=87 |title=Johnny Jordan player statistics |publisher=Tonbridge Angels F.C. |accessdate=11 October 2010}}{{dead link|date=June 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/johnnyjordan.html |title=Johnny Jordan |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=11 October 2010}}

Jordan died on 9 January 2016 in Cambridge at the age of 94.{{cite web |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/johnny-jordan-250216/ |title=Johnny Jordan |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |date=25 February 2016 |access-date=21 June 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160908081348/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/johnny-jordan-250216/ |archive-date=8 September 2016}}