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Jack Preece
Personal information
Full name John Causer Preece[1]
Date of birth (1914-04-30)30 April 1914[1]
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England
Date of death 5 July 2003(2003-07-05) (aged 89)[1]
Place of death Chippenham,[1] England
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sunbeam Motors
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Willenhall Town
Bristol Rovers
1938–1939 Bradford City 3 (0)
1939–1947 Southport 36 (0)
1947–1948 Swindon Town 7 (0)
Chippenham United
Total 46+ (0+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Causer Preece (30 April 1914 – 5 July 2003) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back.

Career

Born in Wolverhampton,[2] Preece spent his early career with Sunbeam Motors, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Willenhall Town and Bristol Rovers.[3] He joined Bradford City in July 1938,[2] making 3 league appearances for the club,[4] before moving to Southport in May 1939.[2] At Southport he made 36 league appearances between 1939 and 1947.[5] He later played for Swindon Town and Chippenham United.[3] At Swindon he made 7 league appearances between June 1947 and 1948.[6]

Sources

  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Jack Preece". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Frost, p. 405
  3. ^ a b "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  4. ^ Frost, p. 387
  5. ^ "Player details: Jack Preece". Port Online: The Southport FC Archive. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Player profile: Jack Preece". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Richard Banyard. Retrieved 10 April 2019.


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