John George Yuill (2 October 1885 – 9 July 1916) was an English amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City and Stockport County as an outside right.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John George Yuill[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Hendon, England | ||
| Date of death | 9 July 1916 (aged 30)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Trônes Wood, France[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Northern Nomads | |||
| Sale Holmfield | |||
| 1906–1907 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 1907 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 1907 | Northern Nomads | ||
| 1907 | Stockport County | 1 | (0) |
| Wigan Town | |||
| 1909 | Wrexham | 1 | (0) |
| 1909 | Manchester City | 3 | (1) |
| Chester | |||
| 1910 | Wrexham | 1 | (0) |
| Chester | |||
| 1911 | Port Vale | 4 | (1) |
| Northern Nomads | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life and playing career edit
Yuill attended Manchester Grammar School.[3] During the early part of his football career, he worked for the printing firm Henry Blacklock & Co. Ltd in Manchester.[3] As a footballer, Yuill played for Northern Nomads, Sale Holmfield, Manchester City, Oldham Athletic, Stockport County, Wrexham, Chester and Port Vale.[1][4] He scored one goal in four Central League appearances for Port Vale during the 1911–12 season.[5][6]
World War I edit
In September 1914, one month into the First World War, Yuill enlisted as a private in the 19th (Service) Battalion of the Manchester Regiment.[3] He was sent overseas with his battalion in November 1915 and went into the trenches near Berles-au-Bois the following month.[3] By June 1916, Yuill had been promoted to corporal and was operating as part of a Lewis gun section.[3] He took part in the successful attacks of the 30th Division on the first day on the Somme and was promoted to lance sergeant after the Capture of Montauban.[3] Yuill was killed during the Capture of Trônes Wood on 9 July 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2][3]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stockport County | 1907–08[7] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | |
| Wrexham | 1908–09[8] | Birmingham and District League | 1 | 0 | ― | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Manchester City | 1908–09[9] | First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | 3 | 1 | |
| Wrexham | 1910–11[10] | Birmingham and District League | 1 | 0 | ― | ― | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | ― | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Port Vale | 1911–12[5] | Central League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | 4 | 1 | |
| Career total | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 323. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Jack Yuill". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ Jack Yuill at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ a b Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 320. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ Fielding, Rob (18 June 2019). "Cult hero 65: Jack Yuil". onevalefan.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ Watts, Ian. "Jack Yuill County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Jack Yuill | Player Statistics | Wrexham". Wrexham AFC Archive. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Jack Yuill – Manchester City Player Statistics". StatCity. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Jack Yuill | Player Statistics | Wrexham". Wrexham AFC Archive. Retrieved 25 September 2022.