# John Lathan

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{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = John Lathan
| image = 
| caption = 
| fullname = John George Lathan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|4|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Sunderland](/source/Sunderland), England
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| height = 
| position = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder)
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1969–1974
| clubs1 = [Sunderland](/source/Sunderland_A.F.C.)
| caps1 = 53
| goals1 = 14
| years2 = 1974–1976
| clubs2 = [Mansfield Town](/source/Mansfield_Town_F.C.)
| caps2 = 74
| goals2 = 14
| years3 = 1976–1978
| clubs3 = [Carlisle United](/source/Carlisle_United_F.C.)
| caps3 = 61
| goals3 = 8
| years4 = 1977
| clubs4 = → [Barnsley](/source/Barnsley_F.C.) (loan)
| caps4 = 7
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1978–1979
| clubs5 = [Portsmouth](/source/Portsmouth_F.C.)
| caps5 = 58
| goals5 = 4
| years6 = 1979–1980
| clubs6 = [Mansfield Town](/source/Mansfield_Town_F.C.)
| caps6 = 29
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 1980–1981
| clubs7 = [Consett](/source/Consett_A.F.C.)
| caps7 = 
| goals7 = 
| years8 = 1981–1982
| clubs8 = [Wollongong City](/source/Wollongong_Wolves_FC)
| caps8 = 
| goals8 = 
| years9 = 1982–1983
| clubs9 = [Arcadia Shepherds](/source/Arcadia_Shepherds_F.C.)
| caps9 = 
| goals9 = 
| years10 = 1983–198?
| clubs10 = [Mamelodi Sundowns](/source/Mamelodi_Sundowns_F.C.)
| caps10 = 
| goals10 = 
}}

'''John George Lathan''' (born 12 April 1952) is an [English](/source/English_people) former professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who played as a [midfielder](/source/midfielder) for [Sunderland](/source/Sunderland_A.F.C.).<ref name="book">{{cite book|last1=Dykes|first1=Garth|last2=Lamming|first2=Doug|title=All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC|date=2000|location=Great Britain|isbn=9781899538157}}</ref>

He was part of the [Mansfield Town](/source/Mansfield_Town_F.C.) team that won the [Fourth Division](/source/Football_League_Fourth_Division) in the [1974–75](/source/1974%E2%80%9375_Football_League) season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DIVISION 4, 1974/75 |url=https://www.footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/Seasons/1974-75/Div41974-75.htm |access-date=14 June 2024 |website=www.footballsite.co.uk}}</ref>

==References==
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Category:1952 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Sunderland
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Sunderland A.F.C. players
Category:Mansfield Town F.C. players
Category:Carlisle United F.C. players
Category:Barnsley F.C. players
Category:Portsmouth F.C. players
Category:Consett A.F.C. players
Category:Wollongong Wolves FC players
Category:Arcadia Shepherds F.C. players
Category:Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players
Category:English Football League players

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