Jack Yuill

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Jack Yuill
Personal information
Full name John George Yuill[1]
Date of birth (1885-10-02)2 October 1885
Place of birth Hendon, England
Date of death 9 July 1916(1916-07-09) (aged 30)[2]
Place of death Trônes Wood, France[3]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Northern Nomads
Sale Holmfield
1906–1907 Manchester City 0 (0)
1907 Oldham Athletic 0 (0)
1907 Northern Nomads
1907 Stockport County 1 (0)
Wigan Town
1909 Wrexham 1 (0)
1909 Manchester City 3 (1)
Chester
1910 Wrexham 1 (0)
Chester
1911 Port Vale 4 (1)
Northern Nomads
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John George Yuill (2 October 1885 – 9 July 1916) was an English amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City and Stockport County as an outside right.

Early life and playing career[edit]

Yuill attended Manchester Grammar School.[3] During the early part of his football career, he worked for the printing firm Henry Blacklock & Co. Ltd in Manchester.[3] As a footballer, Yuill played for Northern Nomads, Sale Holmfield, Manchester City, Oldham Athletic, Stockport County, Wrexham, Chester and Port Vale.[1][4] He scored one goal in four Central League appearances for Port Vale during the 1911–12 season.[5][6]

World War I[edit]

In September 1914, one month into the First World War, Yuill enlisted as a private in the 19th (Service) Battalion of the Manchester Regiment.[3] He was sent overseas with his battalion in November 1915 and went into the trenches near Berles-au-Bois the following month.[3] By June 1916, Yuill had been promoted to corporal and was operating as part of a Lewis gun section.[3] He took part in the successful attacks of the 30th Division on the first day on the Somme and was promoted to lance sergeant after the Capture of Montauban.[3] Yuill was killed during the Capture of Trônes Wood on 9 July 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2][3]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stockport County 1907–08[7] Second Division 1 0 0 0 ― 1 0
Wrexham 1908–09[8] Birmingham and District League 1 0 ― 1[a] 0 2 0
Manchester City 1908–09[9] First Division 3 1 0 0 ― 3 1
Wrexham 1910–11[10] Birmingham and District League 1 0 ― ― 1 0
Total 2 0 ― 1 9 3 0
Port Vale 1911–12[5] Central League 4 1 0 0 ― 4 1
Career total 9 2 0 0 1 0 10 2
  1. ^ Appearance in Welsh Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 323. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Jack Yuill". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  4. ^ Jack Yuill at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. ^ a b Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 320. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  6. ^ Fielding, Rob (18 June 2019). "Cult hero 65: Jack Yuil". onevalefan.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  7. ^ Watts, Ian. "Jack Yuill County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Jack Yuill | Player Statistics | Wrexham". Wrexham AFC Archive. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Jack Yuill – Manchester City Player Statistics". StatCity. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Jack Yuill | Player Statistics | Wrexham". Wrexham AFC Archive. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
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