John Edward Flowers (born 26 August 1944) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder for Stoke City, Doncaster Rovers, Port Vale, and Eastwood in the 1960s and 1970s.
Flowers was born in Edlington into a sporting family, and he followed in their footsteps, joining Stoke City in 1963.
[1] He spent most of his time at the Victoria Ground in the reserves, and after making just nine first-team appearances in three seasons, he was sold to Third Division Doncaster Rovers for £10,000.
[5] In his first season at Belle Vue the newly-promoted "Donny" suffered relegation back into the Fourth Division.
[6] He played 37 league and cup games in the 1971–72 season but was handed a free transfer away from Vale Park in May 1972 on account of his "mixed form"; this inconsistency was caused by his other job as a pub licensee.