Jack Sherlock

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Jack Sherlock
Sherlock in 1929
Personal information
Full name John Stanley Sherlock[1]
Date of birth (1908-10-01)1 October 1908
Place of birth Hoylake, England[1]
Date of death 1958 (aged 49–50)
Position(s) Right-half
Youth career
Hanley Y.M.C.A.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1933 Port Vale 48 (3)
1933 Colwyn Bay United
1933–1934 Macclesfield Town 16 (0)
Total 64+ (3+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Stanley Sherlock (1 October 1908 – 1958) was an English footballer who played at right-half for Port Vale between 1929 and 1933. He helped the "Valiants" to win the Third Division North title in 1929–30.

Career[edit]

Sherlock played for Hanley Y.M.C.A. before joining Port Vale in May 1929.[1] He played three times in the 1929–30 campaign, as the "Valiants" won the Third Division North title.[1] He played seven Second Division games in the 1930–31 campaign, as Vale posted a club record fifth-place finish.[1] He featured 12 times at The Old Recreation Ground in the 1931–32 season.[1] He managed to post 24 appearances in the 1932–33 campaign, and scored three goals: a penalty in a 4–0 home win over West Ham United (10 September), in a 3–3 home draw with Manchester United (29 October), and another penalty in a 4–2 home win over Grimsby Town (Christmas Eve).[1] He was transferred to Colwyn Bay United in July 1933.[1] He joined Cheshire County League side Macclesfield Town in December 1933, playing regularly at right-full-back until early April 1934.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 1929–30 Third Division North 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1930–31 Second Division 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1931–32 Second Division 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
1932–33 Second Division 24 3 0 0 0 0 24 3
Total 48 3 0 0 0 0 48 3
Macclesfield Town 1933–34 Cheshire County League 16 0 5 0 0 0 21 0
Career total 64 3 5 0 0 0 69 3

Honours[edit]

Port Vale

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 264. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ "Profile". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  3. ^ Jack Sherlock at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. ^ Kent, Jeff (1990). "From Glory to Despair (1929–1939)". The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale. Witan Books. pp. 124–150. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.