Jack Yuill

John George Yuill (2 October 1885 – 9 July 1916) was an English amateur football outside right who played in the Football League for Manchester City and Stockport County.[1][3] He also played in the Central League for Port Vale.[4]

Jack Yuill
Personal information
Full name John George Yuill[1]
Date of birth (1885-10-02)2 October 1885
Place of birth Hendon, England
Date of death 9 July 1916(1916-07-09) (aged 30)[2]
Place of death Trônes Wood, France[2]
Playing position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Northern Nomads
Sale Holmfield
1906–1907 Manchester City 0 (0)
1907 Oldham Athletic 0 (0)
1907 Northern Nomads
1907 Stockport County 1 (0)
Wigan Town
Wrexham
1909 Manchester City 3 (1)
Chester
Wrexham
Chester
1911 Port Vale 4 (1)
Northern Nomads
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life and playing career

During the early part of his football career, Yuill worked for the printing firm Henry Blacklock & Co. Ltd in Manchester.[2]

Yuill played for Northern Nomads, Sale Holmfield, Manchester City, Oldham Athletic, Stockport County, Wrexham, Chester and Port Vale. He scored one goal in four Central League games for Port Vale during the 1911–12 season.[5]

World War I

In September 1914, one month into the First World War, Yuill enlisted as a private in the 19th (Service) Battalion of the Manchester Regiment.[2] He was sent overseas with his battalion in November 1915 and went into the trenches near Berles-au-Bois the following month.[2] By June 1916, Yuill had been promoted to corporal and was operating as part of a Lewis gun section.[2] He took part in the successful attacks of the 30th Division on the First day on the Somme and was promoted to lance sergeant after the Capture of Montauban.[2] Yuill was killed during the Capture of Trônes Wood on 9 July 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2][6]

Career statistics
Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stockport County1907–08[7]Second Division100010
Manchester City1908–09[8]First Division310031
Port Vale1911–12[4]Central League 410041
Career total 8 2 0 0 8 2

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 323. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "Jack Yuill – Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  3. Jack Yuill at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 320. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  5. Fielding, Rob (18 June 2019). "Cult hero 65: Jack Yuil". onevalefan.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  6. "CWGC – Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  7. Watts, Ian. "Jack Yuill County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  8. "Jack Yuill – MCFC Players – Manchester City, Man City History – Bluemoon-MCFC". Retrieved 13 September 2017.
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