{{short description|English footballer}} {{for|the U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient|John Shiel (Medal of Honor)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Use British English|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = John Shiel | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date|1917|5|13|df=y}} | birth_place = Seahouses, England | death_date = {{death date and age|2013|11|30|1917|5|13|df=y}} | death_place = Ashington, Northumberland, England | position = Midfielder | years1 = | clubs1 = North Shields | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1936–1938 | clubs2 = Newcastle United | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1938–1939 | clubs3 = Huddersfield Town | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 }} '''John Shiel''' (13 May 1917 – 30 November 2013) was an English professional footballer, who played for North Shields, Newcastle United and Huddersfield Town. He was born in Seahouses. At the time of his death in 2013, he was the oldest former Newcastle United player.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160507231247/http://www.nufctheyworethenewcastleshirt.btck.co.uk/Ex1stTeamPlayerProfile4JShiel They Wore the Newcastle Shirt: John (Jack) Shiel player profile]}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}} *{{cite book|title=99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories|author=Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward|year=2007|publisher=Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|isbn=978-0955728105}}
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