Jack Shufflebotham

John Shufflebotham (11 April 1885 – 1954) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Notts County, Birmingham and Oldham Athletic.[1] He played as a centre half.

Jack Shufflebotham
Personal information
Full name John Shufflebotham
Date of birth (1885-04-11)11 April 1885
Place of birth Macclesfield, England
Date of death 1954 (aged 68–69)
Place of death Crewe, England
Playing position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hanley Town
Loughborough Corinthians
1903–1904 Aston Villa 0 (0)
1904–1905 Notts County 1 (0)
1905 Old Hill
1905–1907 Birmingham 1 (0)
1907–1909 Oldham Athletic 7 (1)
1909–1911 Portsmouth
1911–1914 Southport Central
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Shufflebotham was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire.[1] He played for Hanley Town and Loughborough Corinthians, and was on the books of Aston Villa without appearing for the first team,[2] before making his debut in the First Division of the Football League for Notts County during the 1904–05 season.[1] After a spell with Old Hill Shufflebotham returned to the First Division, playing one game for Birmingham in 1906 before moving on to Oldham Athletic, newly elected to the Second Division.[3] He played seven league games for Oldham,[1] but was allowed to leave for Southern League club Portsmouth in 1909. Oldham retained his Football League registration, and two years later they sold him to Southport Central for a fee of £150. He retired from football in October 1914.[4]

Shufflebotham worked as a timber merchant's agent in the Birmingham area both before and after the First World War. He died in Crewe, Cheshire, in 1954 aged about 69.[4]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. "Shufflebotham, Jack". Aston Villa Player Database. Jörn Mårtensson. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
  3. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. Matthews, p. 124.


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