Jack Lipsham

Infobox Football biography
playername = Jack Lipsham


fullname = John Reginald Lipsham
dateofbirth = 1881
cityofbirth = Chester
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = 1959
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Winger
youthyears =
youthclubs = Chester St John’s
years = 1903–1906
1906–1907
1907–1913
1913–1919
1919–1921
clubs = Chester
Liverpool
Chester
Wrexham
Chester
caps(goals) =
0 3 0 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =

Jack Lipsham (born 1881, Chester; died 1959) is a former English footballer. He played in The Football League for Liverpool, although much of his career was spent in non–league football with Chester. He played more than 300 games for the club in three spells. [cite web|url= http://www.chester-city.co.uk/played_for_both_1.asp |title= They played for both Liverpool and Chester| publisher=chester-city.co.uk| accessdate=2008-05-31]

Playing career

Jack was one of four brothers to play for their hometown club of Chester, [cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages= p.19 |id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6] with older brother Bert going on to be capped by England. He broke into the side in the left wing slot at the start of the 1903–04 season at a similar time to when brother Tommy was emerging on the right. [cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages= p.24|id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6] In 1906 he joined Football League champions Liverpool, but just a year and three appearances later he was back at Chester and helped them win the Welsh Cup in 1908. [cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages= p.30 |id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6]

Lipsham remained at Chester until the end of the 1912–13 season, when he left for local rivals Wrexham. The move displeased the Chester directors, who felt let down after the home match against Hyde two months earlier had been declared as a benefit match for Lipsham and Billy Matthews, raising £82-10s for the long–serving duo. [cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages= p.37 |id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6] But he returned to Chester ahead of the 1919–20 season, where he played for two years before retiring.

External links

* [http://www.chester-city.co.uk/played_for_both_1.asp Article on players to play for Chester and Liverpool (featuring Lipsham)]
* [http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=716 Liverpool FC player history profile]

References