Jack Round

Jack Round
Personal information
Full name John Henry Round[1]
Date of birth (1903-05-20)20 May 1903[1]
Place of birth Brierley Hill, England[1]
Date of death 31 December 1936(1936-12-31) (aged 33)[1]
Place of death Carlisle, England[1]
Height 6 ft 1+12 in (1.87 m)[2]
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Career

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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.

Career statistics

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Source:[3]

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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 254. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ Harricus (25 August 1924). "Ready for action: few changes in the First Division of the League. Bolton Wanderers". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  3. ^ Jack Round at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)