Jack Thorogood (4 April 1911 – 1970) was an English professional footballer who scored 26 goals in 98 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and Millwall.[1] He played as an outside left.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jack Thorogood[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Dinnington, England | ||
| Date of death | 1970 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Bridlington, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6+1⁄4 in (1.68 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19??–1930 | Frickley Colliery | ||
| 1930–1934 | Birmingham | 23 | (2) |
| 1934–1939 | Millwall | 75 | (24) |
| 1939 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life and career edit
Thorogood was born in Dinnington, Yorkshire. He began his football career with Frickley Colliery before joining Birmingham of the Football League First Division in November 1930.[3] He made his debut on 6 December 1930 in a 2–0 win at home to Huddersfield Town, but was unable to dislodge Ernie Curtis from the starting eleven. Even when Curtis left, Thorogood failed to impose himself,[4] and in the 1934 close season he moved to Millwall, where he benefited from regular football to score at a rate of a goal every three games.[3] He scored Millwall's 1000th Football League goal, against Gillingham in 1935–36, and was part of their giant-killing FA Cup team the following season.[5] He signed for Doncaster Rovers shortly before the Second World War, and made guest appearances for several clubs during the war.[3]
After retiring from football Thorogood took up tennis. He won the Doncaster Tennis Cup at least twice and played in the Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Championships.[5]
Thorogood died in Bridlington, Yorkshire, in 1970 at the age of 59.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "Bright outlooks at Villa Park and St. Andrew's. Birmingham". Evening Despatch. Birmingham. 17 August 1933. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ Matthews, pp. 173–76.
- ^ a b "Jack of all trades and thoroughly good". Frickley Athletic Museum. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
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