Jack Price (footballer, born 1900)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John William Price[1] | ||
Date of birth | 9 June 1900 | ||
Place of birth | Ibstock, England | ||
Date of death | 3 November 1984 | (aged 84)||
Place of death | Coalville, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Coalville Swifts | |||
1920–1923 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
1923–1924 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | (0) |
1924–1925 | Swindon Town | 2 | (0) |
1925–1927 | Brentford | 12 | (0) |
1927–1929 | Torquay United | 31 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John William Price (9 June 1900 – 3 November 1984) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League in the 1920s for Bristol Rovers, Swindon Town, Brentford and Torquay United. He played as a full back.[1]
Family
[edit]His younger brother Fred was also a footballer, who played at outside left for Leicester City, Southampton, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chesterfield,[3] whilst his uncle Cliff Price played at inside left for Leicester Fosse, Halifax Town, Southampton and Nottingham Forest.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 235. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Football's advent. Leicester City". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
- ^ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 275. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
- ^ The Alphabet of the Saints. p. 274.
Categories:
- 1900 births
- 1984 deaths
- People from Ibstock
- Footballers from Leicestershire
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football defender, 1900s birth stubs