What is John James (footballer, born 1948)?
{{Infobox football biography | name = John James | image = John James.jpg | caption = James pictured whilst with [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] | fullname = John Brian James<ref>{{Hugman|10043|accessdate=9 March 2017}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date|1948|10|24|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Stone, Staffordshire]], England | death_date = February 2021 (aged 72)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fielding |first1=Rob |title=John James passes away |url=https://www.onevalefan.co.uk/2021/02/john-james-passes-away/ |website=onevalefan.co.uk |access-date=11 February 2021 |date=11 February 2021}}</ref> | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Portsmouth v Port Vale, 1967 |url=https://www.onevalefan.co.uk/2015/04/portsmouth-v-port-vale-1967/ |access-date=4 June 2020 |work=onevalefan.co.uk |date=29 April 2015}}</ref> | position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]] | youthyears1 = 1964–1966| youthclubs1 = [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] | years1 = 1966–1973| clubs1 = [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]| caps1 = 210| goals1 = 39 | years2 = 1973–1975| clubs2 = [[Chester City F.C.|Chester]]| caps2 = 98| goals2 = 40 | years3 = 1975–1978| clubs3 = [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]]| caps3 = 73| goals3 = 24 | years4 = 1976| clubs4 = → [[Chicago Sting]] (loan)| caps4 = 9| goals4 = 4 | years5 = | clubs5 = [[Stafford Rangers F.C.|Stafford Rangers]]| caps5 = | goals5 = | totalcaps = 390+| totalgoals = 107+ }} '''John Brian James''' (24 October 1948 – February 2021) was an English [[footballer]]. He played as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]]. He played in the [[English Football League]] for [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]], [[Chester City F.C.|Chester]] and [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]], making 381 appearances in the process, and also played in the [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]] for the [[Chicago Sting]]. James was born in [[Stone, Staffordshire|Stone]], [[Staffords