Jack Preece (footballer) explained

Jack Preece
Fullname:John Causer Preece
Birth Date:30 April 1914
Birth Place:Wolverhampton, England
Death Place:Chippenham, England
Height:5 ft 10 in[1]
Position:Right back
Clubs1:Sunbeam Motors
Clubs2:Wolverhampton Wanderers
Clubs3:Willenhall Town
Clubs4:Bristol Rovers
Years5:1938–1939
Clubs5:Bradford City
Caps5:3
Goals5:0
Years6:1939–1947
Clubs6:Southport
Caps6:36
Goals6:0
Years7:1947–1948
Clubs7:Swindon Town
Caps7:7
Goals7:0
Clubs8:Chippenham United
Totalcaps:46+
Totalgoals:0+

John Causer Preece (30 April 1914 – 5 July 2003) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back.

Career

Born in Wolverhampton,[2] Preece spent his early career with Sunbeam Motors, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Willenhall Town and Bristol Rovers.[3] He joined Bradford City in July 1938,[2] making 3 league appearances for the club,[4] before moving to Southport in May 1939.[2] At Southport he made 36 league appearances between 1939 and 1947.[5] He later played for Swindon Town and Chippenham United.[3] At Swindon he made 7 league appearances between June 1947 and 1948.[6]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. News: Bristol Rovers. Rovers make clean sweep. Skill, youth and experience . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . xi . Newspapers.com.
  2. Frost, p. 405
  3. Web site: Player search. The English National Football Archive. 14 May 2019.
  4. Frost, p. 387
  5. Web site: Player details: Jack Preece. 14 May 2019. Port Online: The Southport FC Archive. 9 November 2016 .
  6. Web site: Player profile: Jack Preece. 10 April 2019. Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Richard Banyard.