Career
Born in Warrington, Lancashire, England, Molyneux began his career with Chester, breaking into the side early in 1949-1950 in place of captain Eric Sibley. He went on to play regularly for the club in Football League Division Three North until Liverpool manager Don Welsh paid £4,500 on 23 June 1955. Molyneux made his Liverpool debut on 3 September the same year in a 2nd Division game at Ewood Park, as the Reds and Blackburn Rovers shared the points in an exciting 3–3 draw.
Bill Shankly then decided that John was no longer a part of his plans and was allowed to leave in the August 1962 after clocking up 249 appearances.
Molyneux rejoined former club Chester, where he played for two more years before dropping into non-league football with New Brighton. John"s brother, Geoff, also played in The Football League for Chester.
Chester City (1949-1955. 1962-1964) - 245 league appearances, 1 goal
Liverpool F.C. (1955–1962) - 249 appearances, 3 goals
England - Youth international.