Jack Humphreys (13 January 1920 – 21 September 1954[1]) was a Welsh international footballer who played as a defender for Everton.[2] He was part of the Wales national football team, playing 1 match on 16 April 1947 against Ireland.[3]

Jack Humphreys
Personal information
Full name John Vaughan Humphreys
Date of birth (1920-01-13)13 January 1920
Place of birth Llandudno, Wales
Date of death 21 September 1954(1954-09-21) (aged 34)
Place of death Caernarfon, Wales
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Friars School
1936–???? Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945 Llandudno
1945–1951 Everton 53 (0)
1951 Llandudno
International career
1947 Wales 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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In November 1936 it was reported he had signed Amateur forms for Bolton Wanderers having scored 37 goals in 5 games for Friars School in Bangor.[4]

In 1945 he signed for Everton from Llandudno.[5]

Death

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Humphreys died in Caernarfon sanitorium in September 1954 at the age of 34.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Everton Collection
  2. ^ Hugman, Barry (2005). The PFA & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 309. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
  3. ^ "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19361124/240/0010. Retrieved 21 April 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ a b https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19540914/153/0006. Retrieved 21 April 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)