Jack Fort

Infobox Football biography
playername = Jack Fort


fullname = John Fort
dateofbirth = birth date|1888|4|15|df=y
cityofbirth = Leigh, Lancashire
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = death date and age|1965|11|23|1888|4|15|df=y
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Right back
youthyears =
youthclubs = St Andrew's Mission
years = 1907–1911
1911–1914
1914–1930
clubs = Atherton
Exeter City
Millwall Athletic
caps(goals) = 00? 0(?)
00? 0(?)
250 0(0) [Football League career only]
nationalyears = 1921
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 0(0)
pcupdate =
ntupdate = John Fort (15 April 1888 – 23 November 1965) was an English professional footballer who played most of his career (as a right back) with Millwall. He also made one appearance for England.

Career

Jack Fort was born in Leigh, Lancashire, where he played youth football with St Andrew's Mission in the Bolton and District League. He began his professional career with Atherton in the Lancashire Combination in 1907, before moving to the South Coast to join Southern League Exeter City in 1911. In his three seasons at Exeter, they finished each season in a mid-table position.

After three years in Devon, Fort switched to London to join another Southern League club, Millwall Athletic, thus beginning an association with the club that lasted for the rest of his life.cite book | author=Graham Betts| title=England: Player by player | publisher=Green Umbrella Publishing | year=2006|pages=p. 102| isbn=1-905009-63-1] After service during the First World War, Fort returned to Millwall, where he won his solitary cap against Belgium in a 2–0 victory on 21 May 1921 [ [http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=126 Belgium 0 - England 2, 21st May 1921 (Match summary)] ] , thus achieving the rare distinction of playing for England whilst on the books of a Third Division club. Fort also gained representative honours with the Southern League.

In 1920, Millwall (along with most of the Southern League clubs) had joined the Football League as founder members of the Third Division. After third place finishes in 1924, 1926 and 1927, Millwall won the Third Division South title in 1928. Fort retired as a player in 1930 having made 332 appearances for Millwall.

He continued to be associated with Millwall for the rest of his life in a variety of roles, including coach, trainer, assistant groundsman and scout. and was still working for the club until a few weeks before his death on 23 November 1965, aged 77.

Honours

;Millwall
*Football League Third Division South champions: 1927–28

References

External links

* [http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=362 Profile on www.englandstats.com]
* [http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=365 Profile on www.englandfc.com]