Rodney Jack
Rodney Jack (born 18 September 1972 in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) is a former professional football player from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He is best known for his spells with Torquay United and Crewe Alexandra. He has also played internationally for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodney Alphonso Jack | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1994 | Hairoun Lions | ||
| 1995 | Lambada | ||
| 1995–1998 | Torquay United | 93 | (27) |
| 1998–2003 | Crewe Alexandra | 163 | (33) |
| 2003–2004 | Rushden & Diamonds | 45 | (12) |
| 2004–2005 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Waterford United | 10 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | (1) |
| 2008 | Southport | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2012 | Nantwich Town | ||
| National team | |||
| 1992–2004 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 45 | (23) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Jack was spotted by Torquay United manager Don O'Riordan when playing for Lambada, a Caribbean select side. O'Riordan signed him for the Gulls on 10 October 1995. He joined Newcastle United on trial in September 1996, Kevin Keegan offering £250,000 for him, but the deal fell through due to problems with his work permit. With the attention being placed on him from higher levels it was inevitable that Jack would move on at some point, and on 17 July 1998 he moved to Crewe Alexandra for a club record fee of £650,000. He had played 110 times, scoring 30 goals for Torquay.
He immediately settled into the Crewe side, scoring nine goals in his first season, but injuries and international call-ups hampered his progress. He played 188 times and scored 42 goals for Crewe before signing for Rushden & Diamonds in 2003 playing 49 games and scoring 13 goals before following manager Brian Talbot to Oldham Athletic in 2004.
His time with Oldham was blighted by injuries and the club released him in 2005. He spent the summer on trial at newly relegated Division Two side Wrexham but failed to win a contract at the club and signed for Irish side Waterford United. In the summer of 2006 he rejoined Crewe Alexandra on a one-year contract, at the end of which he was released on a free transfer. In July 2007, he trialed for Conference North side Southport, playing in a friendly against Tranmere Rovers, in which he set up the only goal of the game.
He was offered a contract by Southport manager, Peter Davenport, before returning to his home country to deal with "family commitments". On returning to England he trained with Southport and joined full-time until the end of the season. His experience shone through in the 5–1 thrashing of fellow promotion chasers AFC Telford United. He left Southport towards the end of the season, and joined Nantwich Town. He won the club's Player of the Year award for the 2010–11 season.[1] He left Nantwich at the end of the 2011/12 season.[2]
References
- Morse, Peter (25 May 2011). "Nantwich Town: Rodney Jack in line to pass on wisdom". Crewe Chronicle. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
