Jack Landells
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Landells | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1925–33 | Millwall | 175 | (69) |
| 1933–34 | West Ham United | 21 | (4) |
| 1934–35 | Bristol City | ||
| 1935–36 | Carlisle United | ||
| 1936–37 | Walsall | ||
| 1937–38 | Clapton Orient | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John 'Jack' Landells (11 November 1904– unknown) was an English association footballer who played as a forward.
Born in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, Landells played for Millwall, West Ham United, Bristol City, Carlisle United, Walsall and Clapton Orient. He signed for Millwall from amateur Essex club Grays Thurrock. He played eight years for Millwall, from 1925 to 1933 where he scored a total of 71 goals in 184 appearances in all competitions. He is Millwall's 8th all-time leading scorer.[1] He played for the "Professionals" in the 1929 FA Charity Shield.[2] He left in the summer of 1933 to join their rivals West Ham. He only played with them for a season, scoring four goals in 22 games.[3] He left to join Bristol City, where he enjoyed FA Cup giant killing success in his first season, when they knocked Portsmouth out in the Fourth Round.
References
- ^ "All Time Top Scorers". The Millwall History Files. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Professionals v. Amateurs – selected teams for annual match". Derby Daily Telegraph. 26 September 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 21 March 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Jack Landells". West Ham Stats. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
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