John Henry Round (20 May 1903 – 31 December 1936) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Port Vale and Carlisle United in the 1920s and 1930s.

Jack Round
Personal information
Full name John Henry Round[1]
Date of birth (1903-05-20)20 May 1903[1]
Place of birth Brierley Hill, England[1]
Date of death 31 December 1936(1936-12-31) (aged 33)[1]
Place of death Carlisle, England[1]
Height 6 ft 1+12 in (1.87 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Brierley Hill Alliance
Cradley Heath
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925–1930 Bolton Wanderers 56 (1)
1930–1935 Port Vale 128 (5)
1935–1936 Carlisle United 37 (0)
Total 221 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Round played for Brierley Hill Alliance, Cradley Heath and Bolton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in September 1930.[1] He played 38 Second Division and two FA Cup games in the 1930–31 season, as Vale posted a club record high finish of fifth in the Second Division.[1] He scored three goals in 30 league games in the 1931–32 season, before making 31 appearances in the 1932–33 campaign.[1] However, he appeared just three times at The Old Recreation Ground in the 1933–34 season, and was released at the end of the 1934–35 season.[1] He then moved on to Carlisle United, helping the "Cumbrians" to a 13th-place finish in the Third Division North in 1935–36, before he died on New Year's Eve in 1936.

Career statistics

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Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bolton Wanderers 1925–26 First Division 10 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
1926–27 First Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1927–28 First Division 21 1 2 1 0 0 23 2
1928–29 First Division 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
1929–30 First Division 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Total 56 1 3 1 0 0 59 2
Port Vale 1930–31 Second Division 38 2 2 0 0 0 40 2
1931–32 Second Division 30 3 2 0 0 0 32 3
1932–33 Second Division 31 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
1933–34 Second Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1934–35 Second Division 26 0 1 0 0 0 27 0
Total 128 5 5 0 0 0 133 5
Carlisle United 1935–36 Third Division North 28 0 1 0 2 1 31 1
1936–37 Third Division North 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
Total 37 0 2 0 2 1 41 1
Career total 221 6 10 1 2 1 233 8

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 254. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ Harricus (25 August 1924). "Ready for action: few changes in the First Division of the League. Bolton Wanderers". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  3. ^ Jack Round at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)