Jack Vickers

John Vickers (7 August 1908 – 24 September 1980) was an English footballer.

Jack Vickers

Personal information
Full name	John Vickers
Date of birth	7 August 1908[1]
Place of birth	Auckland Park, Bishop Auckland, England[1]
Date of death	24 September 1980 (aged 72)[1]
Place of death	West Auckland, England[1]
Position(s)	Full-back[1]
Youth career
	Eldon Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Bishop Auckland
1928–1929	Hull City	2	(0)
1929–1930	Darlington	14	(0)
1930–1932	Doncaster Rovers	39	(2)
1932–1933	Charlton Athletic	10	(0)
1933–1936	Port Vale	73	(0)
1936–1937	Newport County	19	(0)
1937–1938	South Shields
1938–1939	Hartlepools United	0	(0)
1939	Stockton
Total		157+	(2+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Vickers played for Bishop Auckland, Hull City, Darlington, Doncaster Rovers and Charlton Athletic before joining Port Vale for £200 in May 1933.[1] He played 32 Second Division games in 1933–34 and 26 league games in 1934–35, but lost his first team spot in September 1935, and made just 15 league appearances in 1935–36.[1] He did though feature in the FA Cup giant-killing over First Division giants Sunderland at The Old Recreation Ground on 13 January.[2] Vickers was released in April 1936, having played a total of 73 league games for the "Valiants".[1] He then moved on to Newport County, South Shields, Hartlepools United and Stockton.[1]

Statistics

Source:[3]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hull City	1928–29	Second Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Darlington	1929–30	Third Division North	14	0	1	0	0	0	15	0
Doncaster Rovers	1930–31	Third Division North	22	2	0	0	0	0	22	2
	1931–32	Third Division North	17	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
	Total		39	2	0	0	0	0	39	2
Charlton Athletic	1932–33	Second Division	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Port Vale	1933–34	Second Division	32	0	1	0	0	0	33	0
	1934–35	Second Division	26	0	1	0	0	0	27	0
	1935–36	Second Division	15	0	3	0	0	0	18	0
	Total		73	0	5	0	0	0	78	0
Newport County	1936–37	Third Division South	19	0	2	0	1	0	22	0
Hartlepools United	1938–39	Third Division North	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			157	2	8	0	1	0	165	2

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 297. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. "All time greatest F A cup giant killings". freewebs.com. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
3. Jack Vickers at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)