Johnny Dent


John George Dent was a professional footballer, who played for Durham City, Huddersfield Town and Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest

Dent made his league debut for Nottingham Forest on 3 October 1929 at the City Ground in a 1–1 draw with Bradford Park Avenue.
He is one of only 6 players to score over 100 goals for Nottingham Forest, netting his first on 5 October 1929 away to Tottenham Hotspur. In March 1935 he scored two successive hat-tricks against Oldham Athletic and Burnley. Both matches were 5-0 victories for Forest. He scored five hat-tricks for Forest in total.
Dent's final appearance for Forest was against Leicester City at the City Ground on 19 December 1936.