John Curtis - Player Profile
| Full Name: | John Curtis |
| Born: | 02/09/1954 (age 71) |
| Place of Birth: | Poulton-le-Fylde |
| Nationality: | England |
| Position: | Defence |
| First Team Debut: | 28/03/1979 v Hereford United (H) - Football League Division Four |
| Signed: | 26/09/1979 (Loan - Blackburn Rovers) |
Towards the end of Latics’ first season as a Football League club John was signed on loan from Blackburn Rovers. He made his Latics League debut on 28th March 1979 in a game against Hereford United at Springfield Park which resulted in a 0-0 draw. He proved an instant it with the fans and Ian McNeill and before the season was over he had signed for the club in a permanent deal.
However, the injury jinx that had already robbed Latics of the services of Neil Davids struck John at the start of the following 1979/80 season when , in a freak training ground accident John broke his leg. He didn’t play during the whole of the following season and made his comeback at the start of season 1980/81. However, Larry Lloyd released John at the end of that League campaign and in he played 32 League games without scoring.
A bit of John Curtis trivia – did you know that John is a former England Schools hurdles champion?
Wigan Athletic Career
| League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 1980-1981 | 23 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 24 (0) | 0 | |
| 1979-1980 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | |
| 1978-1979 | 9 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 9 (0) | 0 | |
| TOTALS | 32 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 33 (0) | 0 | |
