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Jack Preece (footballer)

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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
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
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

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

Sources

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Jack Preece". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Bristol Rovers. Rovers make clean sweep. Skill, youth and experience". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xi – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c Frost, p. 405
  4. ^ a b "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  5. ^ Frost, p. 387
  6. ^ "Player details: Jack Preece". Port Online: The Southport FC Archive. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Player profile: Jack Preece". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Richard Banyard. Retrieved 10 April 2019.