- Jack Savage (footballer)
John A. "Jack" Savage (born
14 December ,1929 inBromley ) is an English former footballgoalkeeper who played for Hull City, Halifax Town, Manchester City, Walsall and Wigan Athletic.Savage was signed by Manchester City in November 1953, where he deputised for
Bert Trautmann . He was at the club for more than a year before making his debut, a 2–0 defeat to Newcastle United on27 December ,1954 . He also played in the next game against Burnley, but once Trautmann recovered from injury Savage returned to the reserves. His next chance came in April 1956, when he again replaced Trautmann for two matches. Trautmann broke his neck in the1956 FA Cup Final , giving Savage the opportunity of an extended run in the first team during the 1956–57 season.He was transferred to Walsall in January 1958 for £4,000. In one of his early games for Walsall, an away match at Swindon, he was sent off. [cite web
url=http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Antrich1/ARTICLE2.HTM
title=Tony Richards - Walsall Legend
work=Express and Star
accessdate=2008-01-05 ] He made 51 appearances for Walsall, moving to non-league Wigan in 1959.References
*cite book |last=Wallace|first=Dave |title=Century City – Manchester City Football Club 1957/58 |publisher=King of the Kippax |date=2007 |location=Leigh |id=ISBN 978-0-9557056-0-1
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