Jack Wilkinson (footballer, born 1902)

John "Jack" Wilkinson (13 June 1902 – April 1979) was an English footballer who scored 44 goals in 212 appearances in the Football League playing for Sheffield Wednesday, Newcastle United, Lincoln City and Hull City. He then moved into non-league football with Scunthorpe & Lindsey United. He played as an outside left.[2]

Jack Wilkinson
Personal information
Full name John Wilkinson[1]
Date of birth (1902-06-13)13 June 1902[lower-alpha 1]
Place of birth Wath-upon-Dearne,[1] Yorkshire, England
Date of death April 1979 (aged 76)[1]
Playing position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Dearne Valley Old Boys
– Wath Athletic
1925–1930 Sheffield Wednesday 72 (16)
1930–1932 Newcastle United 30 (7)
1932–1935 Lincoln City 93 (19)
1935–1936 Sunderland 0 (0)
1936–1937 Hull City 17 (2)
1937–19?? Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Notes
  1. Michael Joyce's Football League Players' Records[2] and Ken Scott's Toon1892 site[3] list Wilkinson's date of birth as 13 June 1902, whereas the Lincoln City FC Archive has only a bare year, 1908.[1]
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References
  1. "Jack Wilkinson". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 281. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. "Player Profile: Jack Wilkinson". Toon1892. K.H. Scott. Retrieved 23 March 2012.


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