Jack Price (footballer, born 1877)

John Leonard Price (1877 – after 1908) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath, Doncaster Rovers and Stockport County.[1]

Jack Price
Personal information
Full name John Leonard Price
Date of birth 1877
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Shenstone BC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1897–1900 Small Heath 1 (0)
1900–1901 Watford 26 (6)
1901–1903 Doncaster Rovers 59 (17)
1903–1904 Stockport County 11 (1)
Total 97 (24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Price was born in Birmingham.[1] He began his football career with Shenstone BC before joining Small Heath in August 1897. He was a regular in the reserve team in the Birmingham & District League, but only appeared once for the first team,[2] playing at inside right in the last game of the 1898–99 season, a goalless draw away against Leicester Fosse in the Second Division.[3] Price left the club after being charged with assaulting a railway station ticket collector.[2] He went on to play for Watford in the Southern League[4] before returning to the Football League with Doncaster Rovers and Stockport County.[1] By 1909, he was reserve-team trainer at Fulham.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 212. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  3. ^ Matthews, p. 145.
  4. ^ a b "Players: Price to Riera" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. Trefor Jones. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.