Jack Huggins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Warwick Huggins[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Crosby Ravensworth, England | ||
| Date of death | 26 April 1915 (aged 28)[2] | ||
| Place of death | West Flanders, Belgium[2] | ||
| Playing position | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Bede College | |||
| Leadgate Park | |||
| 1906–1908 | Sunderland | 14 | (2) |
| 1908–1909 | Reading | 31 | (6) |
| 1909 | Sunderland | ||
| Durham City | |||
| Wingate | |||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
John Warwick "Jack" Huggins (2 June 1886–26 April 1915) was an English professional football outside left who played in the Football League for Sunderland.[1] He also played in the Southern League for Reading.[3]
Personal life
Huggins worked as a teacher.[4] He served as a private in the Durham Light Infantry during the First World War and was killed during the Second Battle of Ypres on 26 April 1915.[4] He was buried in Perth (China Wall) Cemetery, Belgium.[2]
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 146. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 3 "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ↑ "Royals Pay Tribute". www.readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- 1 2 http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/JohnWarwickHuggins%281886-1915%29.aspx
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