Now in his fifth season at Stanley during which time the club has won two Championships and four cup competitions. John was previously Player-Manager at Ashton United where his side narrowly missed promotion, though they did win the First Division Cup twice. In his long playing career at Kirby Town, Burscough, Marine, Southport, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Rhyl, Morecambe and Lancaster he fully justified his reputation as one of the most prolific goal scorers in non-league footballo, scoring well over 500 goals. His many honours include England Semi-Pro caps as well as several Player of the Year awards and he holds the record for the fastest FA Cup hat trick