Jack Clough (footballer)

Jack Clough
Personal information
Full name John H Clough[1]
Date of birth 1898 (1898)
Place of birth Murton, England
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Fatfield Albion
1922–1925 Middlesbrough 124 (0)
1926–1931 Bradford Park Avenue 208 (0)
1932 Mansfield Town 30 (0)
1933–1934 Brentford 20 (0)
1934–1937 Rotherham United 91 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

John H "Jack" Clough MM was an English professional football goalkeeper who made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League, most notably for Bradford Park Avenue.[2] After retiring as a player, he returned to Mansfield Town to become assistant trainer.

Personal life

Clough served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War.[3] He was awarded the Military Medal for "rendering first aid and bringing in wounded comrades from the front lines under continuous enemy shell fire" during the Battle of the Somme in September 1916.[3]

Honours

Bradford Park Avenue

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 60. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 38. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. 1 2 "North East War Memorials Project - Every Name A Story Content". www.newmp.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
  4. "Football Club History Database - Bradford Park Avenue". fchd.info. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
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