Jack Round
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Henry Round[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1903[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Brierley Hill, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 31 December 1936 (aged 33)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Carlisle, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brierley Hill Alliance | |||
| Cradley Heath | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1925–1930 | Bolton Wanderers | 56 | (1) |
| 1930–1935 | Port Vale | 128 | (5) |
| 1935–1936 | Carlisle United | 37 | (0) |
| Total | 221 | (6) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Henry Round (20 May 1903 – 31 December 1936) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Port Vale and Carlisle United in the 1920s and 1930s.
Playing career
Round played for Brierley Hill Alliance, Cradley Heath and Bolton Wanderers, before joining Port Vale in September 1930.[1] He played 38 Second Division and two FA Cup games in the 1930–31 season, as Vale posted a club record high finish of fifth in the Second Division.[1] He scored three goals in 30 league games in the 1931–32 season, before making 31 appearances in the 1932–33 campaign.[1] However, he appeared just three times at The Old Recreation Ground in the 1933–34 season, and was released at the end of the 1934–35 season.[1] He then moved on to Carlisle United, helping the "Cumbrians" to a 13th-place finish in the Third Division North in 1935–36, before he died on New Year's Eve in 1936.
Statistics
Source:[2]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | 1925–26 | First Division | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1926–27 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1927–28 | First Division | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| 1928–29 | First Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 1929–30 | First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | ||
| Port Vale | 1930–31 | Second Division | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| 1931–32 | Second Division | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
| 1932–33 | Second Division | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 1933–34 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1934–35 | Second Division | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Total | 128 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 5 | ||
| Carlisle United | 1935–36 | Third Division North | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| 1936–37 | Third Division North | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 221 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 233 | 8 | ||
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 254. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ Jack Round at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)