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Johnny Dent

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Johnny Dent
Personal information
Full name John George Dent
Date of birth (1903-01-31)31 January 1903
Place of birth Spennymoor, County Durham, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Durham City
1927–1929 Huddersfield Town 48 (22)
1929–1936 Nottingham Forest 206 (122)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John George Dent (born 31 January 1903) was an English professional footballer who played for Durham City, Huddersfield Town and Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest

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Dent made his league debut for Nottingham Forest on 3 October 1929 at the City Ground in a 1–1 draw with Bradford Park Avenue.[2]

He is one of only 6 players to score over 100 goals for Nottingham Forest, netting his first on 5 October 1929 away to Tottenham Hotspur.[2] In March 1935 he scored two successive hat-tricks against Oldham Athletic and Burnley. Both matches were 5-0 victories for Forest. He scored five hat-tricks for Forest in total.[2]

Dent's final appearance for Forest was against Leicester City at the City Ground on 19 December 1936.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "League clubs and their players for the coming season. Durham City". Athletic News. Manchester. 4 August 1924. p. 3.
  2. ^ a b c d Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.
  • Ian Thomas; Owen Thomas; Alan Hodgson; John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 978-0955728105.