Jack Woodhouse Explained

Jack Woodhouse
Fullname:John Woodhouse
Birth Date:5 December 1888[1]
Birth Place:Smethwick, England
Death Date:1958 (aged 69)
Death Place:Hendon, England[2]
Position:Right half
Years1:–1912
Clubs1:Cheddleton Asylum
Years2:1912–1924
Clubs2:Brighton & Hove Albion
Caps2:202
Goals2:16
Nationalyears1:1920
Nationalteam1:FA XI

John Woodhouse (5 December 1888 – 1958) was an English professional footballer who played as a right half in the Southern League and the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.[3] [4] He was called up to play for the FA XI on a tour of South Africa in 1920.[5]

Personal life

Woodhouse served as a private with the 17th and 13th Battalions of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.[6] At the time of his enlistment, he was living in Hove with his wife.

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brighton & Hove Albion1912–13Southern League First Division840084
1913–14Southern League First Division15200152
1914–15Southern League First Division26330293
1919–20Southern League First Division36710377
1920–21Third Division42030450
1921–22Third Division South37030400
1922–23Third Division South36050410
1923–24Third Division South200020
Career total2021615021716

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player search: Woodhouse, J (Jack) . subscription . 13 October 2020 . English National Football Archive.
  2. Web site: John Woodhouse: England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837–2007 . registration . 13 October 2020 . FamilySearch.
  3. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 295.
  4. Book: Carder, Tim . Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . Harris . Roger . 1997 . Goldstone Books . 978-0-9521337-1-1 . Hove . 269.
  5. Web site: Morrison . Neil . 4 January 2018 . British FA XI tours . 4 October 2018 . RSSSF.
  6. Web site: John Woodhouse Service Record . 8 October 2019 . Football and the First World War . en.