John Bollington
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Edward Bollington | ||
Date of birth | 1892 | ||
Place of birth | Belper, England | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Walsall | |||
1919–1920 | Southend United | 1 | (0) |
1920–1921 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
De Zwaluwen | |||
1923–1931 | CVV Vriendenschaar | ||
1924 | Netherlands | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Edward Bollington, also known as Jan Bollington (born 1892) was an English football player and coach.
Career
Born in Belper, Bollington played in the Football League for Southend United and Brighton & Hove Albion.[1] He joined Southend in August 1919 from the Army, leaving them in September 1920 to sign for Brighton.[2]
He later became a football manager in the Netherlands; he was in charge of amateur club CVV Vriendenschaar between 1923 and 1931, having previously coached De Zwaluwen.[3] He was also in charge of the Dutch national team for one match in 1924,[4][5] leading them to a 2–1 win over South Africa.[6]
References
- ^ Michael Joyce (2002). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. p. 28.
- ^ "SUFCdb – Player Profile". www.sufcdb.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "1918–1928" (in Dutch). CVV Vriendenschaar. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ Marcel Vink (2 November 2010). "De mooiste naam van Oranje?" (in Dutch). Ons Oranje. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Regeer, Website: voetbalstats.nl – Rob. "Bondscoach John Edward Bollington Nederlands elftal". www.voetbalstats.nl. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Grim mogelijk in rijtje met Jan Rab en handvol buitenlandse trainers". Elfvoetbal.nl. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
Categories:
- 1892 births
- English footballers
- Association football wing halves
- English football managers
- English expatriate football managers
- People from Belper
- Walsall F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Expatriate football managers in the Netherlands
- Netherlands national football team managers
- English expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- English football midfielder, 1890s birth stubs
- English football manager stubs