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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

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

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

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

  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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