- Jack English
Football player infobox
playername = Jack English
fullname = John English
height = height|ft=5|in=8
weight = 11st 7 lb
dateofbirth =13 December 1886
cityofbirth =Hebburn
dateofdeath =January 1953 (age 66)
cityofdeath =Northampton
countryofbirth =England
countryofdeath =England
currentclub = Retired
position = Left Back
years = 19??-19??
19??-19??
1910-1912
1912-1913
1913-1919
1919-1921
clubs = Hebburn Argyle
Wall's End Park Villa
Preston North End
Watford
Sheffield United
Darlington
caps(goals) = 0? (?)
0? (?)
0? (?)
0? (?)
73 (0)
0? (?)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) = 00100(0)
manageryears = 1919-1921
1921-1928
1928-1931
1931-1935
1935-1939
1945-1946
managerclubs = Darlington (player)
Darlington
Nelson
Northampton Town
Exeter City
DarlingtonJohn 'Jack' English (born in
Hebburn , 1886) was an English footballer and manager who played for Hebburn Argyle, Preston, Watford and Sheffield United. He played as a Left Back and was judged to be the finest in the League in 1915. [cite book|last=Unknown|first=|title=Cup Final Programme|date=1915] .Club career
Jack English started playing with Hebburn Argyle. He then went on to play for Preston, Watford and then joined Sheffield. He was a member of the Sheffield team who won the FA Cup final in 1915 [cite book|last=Unknown|first=|title=Cup Final Programme|date=1915] .
He left the Blades after refusing to re-sign following WWI and joined Darlington in 1919 as player manager, retiring from playing in 1921 but remaining as manager for a further seven years. He later went on to manage Nelson, Northampton Town and Exeter City.The Official Encyclopedia of Sheffield United by Tony Matthews, Dennis Clareborough and Andrew Kirkham, ISBN 1-904103-19-7, Page 83]
International career
Jack English was selected to play for England against Wales in 1914 but his club would not release him. [cite book|last=Unknown|first=|title=Cup Final Programme|date=1915] .
Honours
As a player
Sheffield United
*FA Cup winner: 1915As a player manager
Darlington
*North Eastern League Title winner: 1920–21As a manager
Darlington
*Third Division (North) runners-up: 1921–22
*Third Division (North) Title winner: 1924–25Exeter City
*FA Devon St. Lukes Challenge Bowl (Incomplete) runner-up: 1936–37Managerial statistics
References
External links
*soccerbase (manager)|id=662|name=Jack English
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