Jack Round Explained

Jack Round
Fullname:John Henry Round
Birth Date:20 May 1903
Birth Place:Brierley Hill, England
Death Place:Carlisle, England
Height:[1]
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Brierley Hill Alliance
Youthclubs2:Cradley Heath
Years1:1925–1930
Clubs1:Bolton Wanderers
Caps1:56
Goals1:1
Years2:1930–1935
Clubs2:Port Vale
Caps2:128
Goals2:5
Years3:1935–1936
Clubs3:Carlisle United
Caps3:37
Goals3:0
Totalcaps:221
Totalgoals:6

John Henry 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.

Career

Round played for Brierley Hill Alliance, Cradley Heath and Bolton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in September 1930.[2] 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.[2] He scored three goals in 30 league games in the 1931–32 season, before making 31 appearances in the 1932–33 campaign.[2] 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.[2] 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.

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bolton Wanderers1925–26First Division1001000110
1926–27First Division50000050
1927–28First Division2112100232
1928–29First Division1300000130
1929–30First Division70000070
Total5613100592
Port Vale1930–31Second Division3822000402
1931–32Second Division3032000323
1932–33Second Division3100000310
1933–34Second Division30000030
1934–35Second Division2601000270
Total128550001335
Carlisle United1935–36Third Division North2801021311
1936–37Third Division North901000100
Total3702021411
Career total2216101212338

Notes and References

  1. News: Ready for action: few changes in the First Division of the League. Bolton Wanderers . Harricus . Athletic News . Manchester . 25 August 1924 . 5.
  2. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 254. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0.