Jack Lindsay (footballer, born 1921)

John McArthur Lindsay (11 December 1921 – 9 February 2006)[2] was a Scottish footballer who played in The Football League for Sheffield Wednesday, Bury, Carlisle United and Southport.

Jack Lindsay
Personal information
Full name John McArthur Lindsay[1]
Date of birth (1921-12-11)11 December 1921
Place of birth Flemington, Scotland
Date of death 9 February 2006(2006-02-09) (aged 84)
Place of death Carlisle, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Kerrydale Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1944–1945 Greenock Morton
1946 Sheffield Wednesday 1 (1)
1946–1947 Bury 11 (7)
1947–1950 Carlisle United 103 (46)
1950–1952 Southport 50 (20)
1952–1954 Wigan Athletic 88 (21)
1954–1955 Carlisle United 13 (2)
1956–1957 Wigan Athletic 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 1952, he joined Wigan Athletic. In two spells at the club he made a combined total of 104 Lancashire Combination appearances, scoring 21 goals.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Jack Lindsay at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Jack Lindsay". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  3. ^ Hayes, Dean (1996). The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 117–118. ISBN 1-874427-91-7.

External links edit

  • Jack Lindsay at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database