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Rollo Jack
Personal information
Full name Robert Rollo Jack
Date of birth (1902-04-04)4 April 1902
Place of birth Bolton, England
Date of death 1994 (aged 91–92)
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Inside right
Youth career
Argyle Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1922–1923 Plymouth Argyle 15 (4)
1923–1929 Bolton Wanderers 29 (9)
1929–1932? Clapton Orient 79 (22)
1932?–1934? Yeovil and Petters United ?
1934–1935 Swindon Town 20 (2)
Total 143 (37)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Rollo Jack (4 April 1902 – 1994) was a footballer who played primarily as an inside right[2] in the Football League in the 1920s and 1930s.[2]

He was the brother of David, the England international footballer, whilst his father Bob was also a professional footballer and manager.[3]

Rollo started as a trainee with Plymouth Argyle, making his debut on 23 December 1922 against Watford,[4] before moving north to join Bolton Wanderers for £1500,[5] where his brother was playing. He made his debut for Bolton on 22 December 1923 against Notts County.[5] However, in six seasons with Bolton he only made 29 League appearances.[2] He then moved to Clapton Orient in September 1929 for £1000[5] and he played regularly for them over the next three seasons. Rollo then moved into non-league football with Yeovil and Petters United of the Southern Football League, before a transfer back to the Football League with Swindon Town for the 1934–35 season, and he made 20 league appearances for Swindon, scoring on two occasions.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Harricus (25 August 1924). "Ready for action: few changes in the First Division of the League. Bolton Wanderers". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  2. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ "David Jack". The Players. soccerhistory.org. Archived from the original on 27 December 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  4. ^ Greens on Screen profile (including photo)
  5. ^ a b c "Bolton Official Site History - 1920-39". Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  6. ^ "Rollo Jack player profile". Swindon Town. www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2010.