Jack Zealley Explained

Jack Zealley
Fullname:Walter John Zealley
Birth Date:2 November 1874
Birth Place:Bothenhampton, Dorset, England
Death Place:Weymouth, Dorset, England
Position:Inside-left
Years1:1892–1910
Clubs1:Bridport
Clubs2:Upton Park
Nationalyears1:1900
Nationalteam1:Great Britain
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Walter John Zealley (2 November 1874 – 15 May 1956) was an English footballer who played as an inside-left. He represented Great Britain at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, winning a gold medal as a member of Upton Park club team. He scored one goal.[1]

Zealley was a dairy farmer, working on the family farm in Dorset, and a Sergeant in the Dorset Yeomanry. His brother, Arthur, played Minor Counties cricket for Dorset.[1] [2]

He played as an amateur with Bridport, where he scored 73 goals in 226 appearances between 1899 and 1908. He regularly joined Upton Park for annual tours of Britain, the Channel Islands and France.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Jack Zealley. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040610/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ze/jack-zealley-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 22 October 2018.
  2. Web site: GB Olympic Champions 1896–2012 – Football: ZEALLEY, Walter John "Jack" . Ian. Morrison. gbolympics.co.uk. 22 October 2018.