Jack Round
John Henry Round (20 May 1903 – 31 December 1936) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Port Vale and Carlisle United in the 1920s and 1930s.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Henry Round[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1903[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Brierley Hill, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 31 December 1936 (aged 33)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Carlisle, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brierley Hill Alliance | |||
| Cradley Heath | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1925–1930 | Bolton Wanderers | 56 | (1) |
| 1930–1935 | Port Vale | 128 | (5) |
| 1935–1936 | Carlisle United | 37 | (0) |
| Total | 221 | (6) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Round played for Brierley Hill Alliance, Cradley Heath and Bolton Wanderers, before joining Port Vale in September 1930.[1] He played 38 Second Division and two FA Cup games in the 1930–31 season, as Vale posted a club record high finish of fifth in the Second Division.[1] He scored three goals in 30 league games in the 1931–32 season, before making 31 appearances in the 1932–33 campaign.[1] However, he appeared just three times at The Old Recreation Ground in the 1933–34 season, and was released at the end of the 1934–35 season.[1] He then moved on to Carlisle United, helping the "Cumbrians" to a 13th-place finish in the Third Division North in 1935–36, before he died on New Year's Eve in 1936.
Statistics
Source:[2]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | 1925–26 | First Division | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1926–27 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1927–28 | First Division | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| 1928–29 | First Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 1929–30 | First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | ||
| Port Vale | 1930–31 | Second Division | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| 1931–32 | Second Division | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
| 1932–33 | Second Division | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 1933–34 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1934–35 | Second Division | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Total | 128 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 5 | ||
| Carlisle United | 1935–36 | Third Division North | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| 1936–37 | Third Division North | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 221 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 233 | 8 | ||
References
- Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 254. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- Jack Round at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)