Jack Round

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.

Jack Round
Personal information
Full name John Henry Round[1]
Date of birth (1903-05-20)20 May 1903[1]
Place of birth Brierley Hill, England[1]
Date of death 31 December 1936(1936-12-31) (aged 33)[1]
Place of death Carlisle, England[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Brierley Hill Alliance
Cradley Heath
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925–1930 Bolton Wanderers 56 (1)
1930–1935 Port Vale 128 (5)
1935–1936 Carlisle United 37 (0)
Total 221 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Round played for Brierley Hill Alliance, Cradley Heath and Bolton Wanderers, before joining Port Vale in September 1930.[1] 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.[1] He scored three goals in 30 league games in the 1931–32 season, before making 31 appearances in the 1932–33 campaign.[1] 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.[1] 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.

Statistics

Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bolton Wanderers 1925–26 First Division 1001000110
1926–27 First Division 50000050
1927–28 First Division 2112100232
1928–29 First Division 1300000130
1929–30 First Division 70000070
Total 5613100592
Port Vale 1930–31 Second Division 3822000402
1931–32 Second Division 3032000323
1932–33 Second Division 3100000310
1933–34 Second Division 30000030
1934–35 Second Division 2601000270
Total 128550001335
Carlisle United 1935–36 Third Division North 2801021311
1936–37 Third Division North 901000100
Total 3702021411
Career total 2216101212338

References

  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 254. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. Jack Round at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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