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MAN OF THE MOMENT FORMER SOUTH SHIELDS PLAYER Now Burton Town's " Leading Light " CUP TIE FEATS OF LOFTUS WHEREVER he happens to be when the Cup - les come along Joe Loftus generally manages to get in the new fie has come down in the world a bit again when Burton Town take their leave but , who knows , Joe may take a step up of the knock - out competition . N It is just six weeks since the Ferryhill man threw in his lot with the Midland club at the Bill Rankin , the former Blackburn Rovers and Charlton , Athletic centre half . Im mediately before that he was on trial with Gillingham but the Kentish folks fried him only at inside right and Lottus is a far , far better player at inside.left . In his time he has occupied every forward position , but he is happiest and most in fluential as go - between for a centre forward of snap , and an outside left , who need not be a world - beater to make Loftus . capital out of the leading - up work of In June , 1929. Joe moved to Notting ham , to join the Forest , and it was then that he began to show himself a man with a flair for Cup - ties . Joe's arrival from Gillingham made an Immediate difference to the Burton team He at once took upon himself the role of general of the attack and it is worth noting that in three Cup games in succes sive weeks the representatives of the beer town have scored 22 goals - seven against Kings Lynn , in the last qualifying round of the FA Cup . 10 against Darlaston , in a Birmingham Senior Cup - tle and 5 against York City at York , last Satur day in the first round proper of the national tournament . In his 24 League matches for the Forest helping the Reds to the sixth round of In 1929-30 he scored only six goals , but in the Cup , he registered five , one against two against Fulham in the fourth one in Rotherham United , the successful fifth round replay with Sunderland , and one in the original sixth after a replay went on to the semi - final . round tie with Sheffield Wednesday , who , Joe's share the 22 is seven goals . " Giant - Killing His first League appearance for the Forest by the way , was against Hull City at Anlaby Road . on November 2 . 1929 : and his last against Burnley . at Turf Moor , on the closing day of 1931-32 . Yet he got no more than 54 League calls by the club in his three seasons there , despite the fact that his inclusion marked the beginning of a revival of striking character in the course of the first *** Stockport found him in the ranks of Willington In 1925 and on South Shields a year later : Joe made his debut for Shielda in a home match with Claoton Orient on January 22 , 1927 , and got only one more Second Division game that season ! But for the presence of Loftus , It Is extremely douttful if Burton would have been able to execute their " glant - killing " performance a week ago , a performance that was one of the best of the day , and that enabled Burton to avenge their last opposition . The experience of Loftus was a big asset . season's defeat at the hands of the same A Personal Record " rd He has seen service with five League clubs , but the first of these . Stockport County , did rot give him a chance with the senior side In the following campaign , which saw the club relegated to the Northern Third he was called on 25 times and though he claimed only six goals he was ointe second scorer along with Jack Smith , who gave such excellent service to Portsmouth and is now with Bournemouth SHIELDS DRC . 7 TU . FOOTBALL JOHN LEO LOFTUS 1927-28 Born in Ferryhill , Co. Durham , on 24 January , 1906. John Loftus joined South Shields from Willington . He once scored six goals in a reserve match but his main first team experience was in the relegation season . Nottingham Forest paid a welcome cheque for his services and he was a regular player there and later at Bristol City before bowing out of the League with two games for Gillingham . John Leo Loftus died on 23 October 1992. He had lived in the village of Chilton whose Colliery team it will be recalled played South Shields in the FA Cup in 1926. E company of Bristol City in the Southern Joe was next seen in the less Illustrious Third . As with Shields and Forest he again stayed three seasons . In 1932-33 he himself by scoring 15 goals in 29 games , again established a personal record for including his one and only League " hat Brighton , and in that term , too , he was recorded at the expense of a scorer in each of the City's three Cup matches Shepar Last season the City made a big splash , and played hine games in the death or glory event before falling to Preston North End in the fifth round , but , Joe took part in only three of them , having to drop out through injury . Lottus may have missed all the big plums of the game , bt he always gets a kick out of Cup football . LOFTUS , JAMES ( ? ) . L . Willington Quay . SOUTH SHIELDS , 1926 1929 . Nottingham Forest , 1929- 1932 . Bristol City , 1932-1935 . Gillingham , 1935 - 36 . Burton Town . Barrow , 1936-1937 . Info INR SAZETE MARTIN O'CONNOR 1935. P3 LOFTUS . The Athletic News ' does say George , but the Northern Echo ' list says ' L ' Loftus , who Jim Creasy takes to be ' J.L. ' Also Jim's record'card says with SOUTH SHIELDS 1928 / close season / 1929 . |
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