Jackie Sewell
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 24 January 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Kells, near Whitehaven, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Whitehaven Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1946 – 1951 | Notts County | 178 | (97) |
| 1951 – 1955 | Sheffield Wednesday | 164 | (87) |
| 1955 – 1959 | Aston Villa | 123 | (36) |
| 1959 – 1961 | Hull City | 44 | (8) |
| ? – ? | Lusaka City | ? | (?) |
| National team | |||
| 1951–1954 | England | 6 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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John Jackie Sewell (born 24 January 1927, in Kells Village, near Whitehaven, Cumberland is a former England International football player. He played for several teams including Sheffield Wednesday, Notts County and Aston Villa. When he was transferred to Sheffield Wednesday from Notts County, for £34,500, he was the most expensive signing in English football.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Notts County
Jackie Sewell began his career at Notts County for which he was a prolific goalscorer. He was an important member of the team which won the Football League Third Division South for the 1949–1950 season. He scored 97 goals in 178 league appearances for the club.
[edit] Sheffield Wednesday
He played 175 games for Sheffield Wednesday, scoring 92 goals in his four years at Hillsborough.
[edit] Aston Villa
He joined Aston Villa in 1955 for £20,000 and he scored on his debut against Sheffield United in a 2–2 draw. He played 144 matches for Aston Villa F.C. between December 1955 – October 1959 during which time he scored 40 goals and he won an FA Cup winner's medal.
[edit] Hull and Coaching
He left Villa Park for Hull City before retired as a player in 1961. He later coached teams in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Zambia and the Belgian Congo (now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo). He also played for Zambian side Lusaka City.
[edit] International career
Jackie Sewell gained 6 caps for England, scoring 3 goals, one in England's historic defeat against Hungary in 1953.
[edit] References
- AVFC biography at astonvillaplayerdatabase.com
- Hayes, Dean. The Villa Park Encyclopedia: A-Z of Aston Villa. Mainstream Publishing (2 Oct 1997). pp. 145. ISBN 978-1-85158-959-3.
- "Since 1888... The Searchable Premiership and Football League Player Database". http://www.allfootballers.com/. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
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