Jack Brownsword

Nathan John Brownsword (15 May 1923 – 19 December 2009) was a professional footballer who spent 18 seasons with Scunthorpe United, and holds the club's all-time appearance record, having played 597 league games, and 791 first-team games overall for the club. He was a defender, playing in the left-back position.

Jack Brownsword
Personal information
Full name Nathan John Brownsword[1]
Date of birth (1923-05-15)15 May 1923[1]
Place of birth Campsall, England[1]
Date of death 19 December 2009(2009-12-19) (aged 86)
Place of death Scunthorpe, England
Playing position(s) Left-back[1]
Youth career
Frickley Colliery
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1947 Hull City 10 (0)
1947 Frickley Colliery unknown
1947–1965 Scunthorpe United 597 (50)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Jack was a colliery worker from Doncaster. He started his league career at Hull City but was released in 1947, having played just ten games for the club. He then returned to his first club Frickley Colliery in the Midland League, before moving to Scunthorpe United, also then in the Midland League at the end of the 1946/47 season.[2]

Scunthorpe United was elected to the Football League in 1950, and Brownsword went on to make a club-record 597 league appearances for the club between 1950 and 1965.[3] In total (including non-league and cup games) he appeared 783 times.[3] He only missed 26 League matches and never missed an FA Cup game.[3] He was appointed coach for the 1964-65 season, and still made 3 appearances.[4]

He scored 50 league goals for Scunthorpe United, all but one from penalties.

He died at the age of 86 on 19 December 2009.[5]

The approach road to Glanford Park, Scunthorpe United's current home, was named Jack Brownsword Way on 4 July 2010 as a memorial to him.[6] There is also a small memorial stone dedicated to him in St. Andrew's churchyard, Burton-upon-Stather the place where he lived most of his life.[7]

Honours

He was chosen to play five times by the Third Division North against the Third Division South, but was only able to play in three matches because of club commitments.[2]

References
  1. "Jack Brownsword". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. BBC TV Sportsview Soccer book 1964
  3. "Appearance record holders (all competitions)". Scunthorpe-United.co.uk. Scunthorpe United Football Club. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. Saturday Telegraph Football Annual 1967-8
  5. Scunthorpe United legend Jack Brownsword dies - BBC Sport Online
  6. "Town pays fitting tribute to Mr. Scunthorpe with road honour". Scunthorpe Telegraph. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  7. Family Announcements, Jack Brownsword - Funeral Directors and services - Family Announcements Announcements Retrieved 2018-02-18.
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