Jack Vickers

John Vickers (7 August 1908 – 24 September 1980) was an English footballer.

This article is about the English footballer. For other people with similar names, see John Vickers (disambiguation).

Jack Vickers
Personal information
Full name John Vickers
Date of birth (1908-08-07)7 August 1908[1]
Place of birth Auckland Park, Bishop Auckland, England[1]
Date of death 24 September 1980(1980-09-24) (aged 72)[1]
Place of death West Auckland, England[1]
Position(s) Full-back[1]
Youth career
Eldon Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bishop Auckland
1928–1929 Hull City 2 (0)
1929–1930 Darlington 14 (0)
1930–1932 Doncaster Rovers 39 (2)
1932–1933 Charlton Athletic 10 (0)
1933–1936 Port Vale 73 (0)
1936–1937 Newport County 19 (0)
1937–1938 South Shields
1938–1939 Hartlepools United 0 (0)
1939 Stockton
Total 157+ (2+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Vickers played for Bishop Auckland, Hull City, Darlington, Doncaster Rovers and Charlton Athletic before joining Port Vale for £200 in May 1933.[1] 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.[1] He did though feature in the FA Cup giant-killing over First Division giants Sunderland at The Old Recreation Ground on 13 January.[2] Vickers was released in April 1936, having played a total of 73 league games for the "Valiants".[1] He then moved on to Newport County, South Shields, Hartlepools United and Stockton.[1]

Statistics

Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hull City 1928–29 Second Division 20000020
Darlington 1929–30 Third Division North 1401000150
Doncaster Rovers 1930–31 Third Division North 2220000222
1931–32 Third Division North 1700000170
Total 3920000392
Charlton Athletic 1932–33 Second Division 1000000100
Port Vale 1933–34 Second Division 3201000330
1934–35 Second Division 2601000270
1935–36 Second Division 1503000180
Total 7305000780
Newport County 1936–37 Third Division South 1902010220
Hartlepools United 1938–39 Third Division North 00000000
Career total 157280101652

References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 297. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. "All time greatest F A cup giant killings". freewebs.com. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  3. Jack Vickers at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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