Jack Round

Jack Round

Personal information
Full name	John Henry Round[1]
Date of birth	20 May 1903[1]
Place of birth	Brierley Hill, England[1]
Date of death	31 December 1936 (aged 33)[1]
Place of death	Carlisle, England[1]
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Brierley Hill Alliance
	Cradley Heath
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1925–1930	Bolton Wanderers	56	(1)
1930–1935	Port Vale	128	(5)
1935–1936	Carlisle United
Total		186+	(6+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

John Henry "Jack" Round (20 May 1903 – 31 December 1936) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Port Vale and Carlisle United in the 1920s and 1930s.

Playing career

Round played for Brierley Hill Alliance, Cradley Heath and Bolton Wanderers, before joining Port Vale in September 1930.^[1] He played 38 Second Division and two FA Cup games in the 1930–31 season, as Vale posted a club record high finish of fifth in the Second Division.^[1] He scored three goals in 30 league games in the 1931–32 season, before making 31 appearances in the 1932–33 campaign.^[1] However he appeared just three times at The Old Recreation Ground in the 1933–34 season, and was released at the end of the 1934–35 season.^[1] He then moved on to Carlisle United, helping the "Cumbrians" to a 13th-place finish in the Third Division North in 1935–36, before he died on New Year's Eve in 1936.

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 254. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.