Jack Curtis (footballer)

Jack Curtis
Personal information
Full name John Joseph Curtis[1]
Date of birth 13 December 1888[1]
Place of birth South Bank, England[1]
Date of death March 1955 (aged 66)[2]
Playing position Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
000?–? Easton United ? (?)
000?–? South Bank St Peters ? (?)
1906 Sunderland 0 (0)
000?–? South Bank ? (?)
000?–? Shildon Athletic ? (?)
1908–1909 Gainsborough Trinity 30 (2)
1909–1913 Tottenham Hotspur 82 (5)
1913–? Fulham 2 (0)
000?–? Brentford ? (?)
1914–? Stockport County 15 (1)
1919–? Middlesbrough 5 (0)
000?–? Shildon Athletic ? (?)

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

† Appearances (goals)

John Joseph 'Jack' Curtis (1888–1955) was an English professional football outside left, best remembered for his four-year spell with Tottenham Hotspur between 1909 and 1913.[1]

Playing career

Curtis played for non League clubs Easton United, South Bank St Peters, South Bank, Shildon Athletic. In 1906 he joined Sunderland without playing a first team match for the Black Cats. The outside left signed for Gainsborough Trinity in 1908 where he went on to play 30 matches and scoring twice. Curtis joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1909, he featured in 89 matches and netting five goals in all competitions in his time at the club.[3] After leaving White Hart Lane in 1913, Curtis had spells at Fulham, Brentford, Stockport County, Middlesbrough before rejoining Shildon Athletic, where he ended his football career.

Personal life

Curtis enlisted as a driver in the Royal Field Artillery in early 1915 during the First World War.[2] He served with the 36th Battery of the 1A Reserve Brigade.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 73. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 Bees Review: Brentford Official Matchday Programme vs Hull City 03/11/15. Milton Keynes: Regal Sports Press. 2015. p. 62.
  3. ↑ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 3 June 2009 at WebCite
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