Jack Clough (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John H Clough[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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. 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
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Middlesbrough | 1922–23[5] | First Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1923–24[5] | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 1924–25[5] | Second Division | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 1925–26[5] | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Total | 124 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 128 | 0 | ||
| Brentford | 1933–34[6] | Second Division | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Rotherham United | 1934–35[7] | Third Division North | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Career total | 190 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 195 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 60. ISBN 190589161X.
- 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.
- 1 2 "North East War Memorials Project – Every Name A Story Content". www.newmp.org.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Football Club History Database – Bradford Park Avenue". fchd.info. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "John Clough". 11v11.com. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 372. ISBN 0951526200.
- ↑ "Rotherham United...Since 1925". www.rotherhamunited1925.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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