Jack Pinder
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John James Pinder[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 1 December 1912||
Place of birth | Acomb, England | ||
Date of death | 19 August 2004 | (aged 91)||
Place of death | York, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1929–1948 | York City | 199 | (4) |
International career | |||
England schools | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John James Pinder (1 December 1912 – 19 August 2004) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back.
Career
Born in Acomb, Pinder spent his whole career at York City, with whom he made a total of 221 appearances and scored four goals. He was famed for his tough-tackling no-nonsense defending and truly was one of his era. He also was capped by England at schoolboy level.[3]
Pinder died on 19 August 2004 at the age of 91 in York District Hospital after suffering a perforated bowel.[3]
References
- ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 494. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
- ^ Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Selby: Citizen Publications. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-9531005-0-7.
- ^ a b "Death of Jack Pinder". York Evening Press. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 4 July 2015.