Jack Vickers | |
Fullname: | John Vickers |
Birth Date: | 7 August 1908 |
Birth Place: | Auckland Park, Bishop Auckland, England |
Death Place: | West Auckland, England |
Height: | 5 ft 8+1/2 in[1] |
Position: | Full-back |
Youthclubs1: | Eldon Juniors |
Clubs1: | Bishop Auckland |
Years2: | 1928–1929 |
Clubs2: | Hull City |
Caps2: | 2 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1929–1930 |
Clubs3: | Darlington |
Caps3: | 14 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1930–1932 |
Clubs4: | Doncaster Rovers |
Caps4: | 39 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Years5: | 1932–1933 |
Clubs5: | Charlton Athletic |
Caps5: | 10 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 1933–1936 |
Clubs6: | Port Vale |
Caps6: | 73 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 1936–1937 |
Clubs7: | Newport County |
Caps7: | 19 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 1937–1938 |
Clubs8: | South Shields |
Years9: | 1938–1939 |
Clubs9: | Hartlepools United |
Caps9: | 0 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Years10: | 1939 |
Clubs10: | Stockton |
Totalcaps: | 157+ |
Totalgoals: | 2+ |
John Vickers (7 August 1908 – 24 September 1980) was an English footballer.
Vickers played for Bishop Auckland, Hull City, Darlington, Doncaster Rovers and Charlton Athletic before joining Port Vale for £200 in May 1933.[2] 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.[2] He did though feature in the FA Cup giant-killing over First Division giants Sunderland at The Old Recreation Ground on 13 January.[3] Vickers was released in April 1936, having played a total of 73 league games for the "Valiants".[2] He then moved on to Newport County, South Shields, Hartlepools United and Stockton.[2]
Source:
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Hull City | 1928–29 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Darlington | 1929–30 | Third Division North | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
Doncaster Rovers | 1930–31 | Third Division North | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
1931–32 | Third Division North | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Total | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |||
Charlton Athletic | 1932–33 | Second Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Port Vale | 1933–34 | Second Division | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
1934–35 | Second Division | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
1935–36 | Second Division | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
Total | 73 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | |||
Newport County | 1936–37 | Third Division South | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
Hartlepools United | 1938–39 | Third Division North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 157 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 2 |