Jack Clough (footballer)

John H. Clough MM & Bar was an English professional footballer who made nearly 500 appearances as a goalkeeper in the Football League, most notably for Bradford Park Avenue.[1][2] After retiring as a player, he served Mansfield Town as a trainer between 1939 and 1949.[3]

Jack Clough
Personal information
Full name John H. Clough[1]
Date of birth 4 November 1898[2]
Place of birth Murton, England
Height 5 ft 9+12 in (1.77 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1922 Fatfield Albion
1922–1926 Middlesbrough 124 (0)
1926–1932 Bradford Park Avenue 208 (0)
1932–1933 Mansfield Town 30 (0)
1933–1934 Brentford 20 (0)
1934–1937 Rotherham United 91 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Clough served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War.[2] He was awarded the Military Medal for "rendering first aid and bringing in wounded comrades from the front lines under continuous enemy shell fire" during the Battle of the Somme in September 1916.[2] In October 1918, Clough was awarded a bar to his Military Medal for gallantry and devotion to duty in action.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Middlesbrough 1922–23[4] First Division 12 0 0 0 12 0
1923–24[4] 31 0 1 0 32 0
1924–25[4] Second Division 42 0 1 0 43 0
1925–26[4] 39 0 2 0 41 0
Total 124 0 4 0 128 0
Brentford 1933–34[5] Second Division 20 0 1 0 21 0
Rotherham United 1934–35[6] Third Division North 46 0 0 0 46 0
Career total 190 0 5 0 195 0

Honours

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Bradford Park Avenue

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 60. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Clough, J., Pte., M.M and bar, 1917". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Clough Jack Bradford Park Avenue 1930". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "John Clough". 11v11.com. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 372. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. ^ "Rotherham United...Since 1925". www.rotherhamunited1925.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  7. ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 38. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  8. ^ Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. at the Football Club History Database