Jack Vickers

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Jack Vickers
Personal information
Full name John Vickers
Date of birth (1908-08-07)7 August 1908[1]
Place of birth Auckland Park, Bishop Auckland, England[1]
Date of death 24 September 1980(1980-09-24) (aged 72)[1]
Place of death West Auckland, England[1]
Playing position Full-back[1]
Youth career
Eldon Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bishop Auckland
Hull City
Darlington
Doncaster Rovers
Charlton Athletic
1933–1936 Port Vale 73 (0)
Newport County
South Shields
Hartlepools United
Stockton
Total 73+ (0+)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

John "Jack" Vickers (7 August 1908 – 24 September 1980) was an English footballer.

Playing career

Vickers played for Bishop Auckland, Hull City, Darlington, Doncaster Rovers and Charlton Athletic before joining Port Vale for £200 in May 1933.[1] He played 32 Second Division games in 1933–34 and 26 league games in 1934–35, but lost his first team spot in September 1935, and made just 15 league appearances in 1935–36.[1] He did though feature in the FA Cup giant-killing over First Division giants Sunderland at The Old Recreation Ground on 13 January.[2] Vickers was released in April 1936, having played a total of 73 league games for the "Valiants".[1] He then moved on to Newport County, South Shields, Hartlepools United and Stockton.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 297. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. "All time greatest F A cup giant killings". freewebs.com. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
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