Jack Shufflebotham

John Shufflebotham (11 April 1885 – 4 May 1951) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Notts County, Birmingham and Oldham Athletic.[2] He played as a centre half.

Jack Shufflebotham
Personal information
Full name John Shufflebotham
Date of birth (1885-04-11)11 April 1885
Place of birth Macclesfield, England
Date of death 4 May 1951(1951-05-04) (aged 66)[1]
Place of death Weston-super-Mare,[1] England
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hanley Town
Loughborough Corinthians
1903–1904 Aston Villa 0 (0)
1904–1905 Notts County 1 (0)
1905 Old Hill
1905–1907 Birmingham 1 (0)
1907–1909 Oldham Athletic 7 (1)
1909–1911 Portsmouth
1911–1914 Southport Central
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life and career

Shufflebotham was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire.[2] He played for Hanley Town and Loughborough Corinthians, and was on the books of Aston Villa without appearing for the first team,[3] before making his debut in the First Division of the Football League for Notts County during the 1904–05 season.[2] After a spell with Old Hill Shufflebotham returned to the First Division, playing one game for Birmingham in 1906 before moving on to Oldham Athletic, newly elected to the Second Division.[4] He played seven league games for Oldham,[2] but was allowed to leave for Southern League club Portsmouth in 1909. Oldham retained his Football League registration, and two years later they sold him to Southport Central for a fee of £150. He retired from football in October 1914.[5]

Shufflebotham worked as a timber merchant's agent in the Birmingham area both before and after the First World War.[5] He died in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, in 1951 at the age of 66.[1][6]

References
  1. "Player details: Jack Shufflebotham". Port Online. Southport FC Former Players Association. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. "Shufflebotham, Jack". Aston Villa Player Database. Jörn Mårtensson. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
  4. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  5. Matthews, p. 124.
  6. "Player search: Shufflebotham, J (Jack)". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 10 November 2020.


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