Jack Slemin

Jack Slemin
Personal information
Full name John Christopher Slemin[1]
Date of birth 29 November 1881
Place of birth Dublin, UK
Date of death 1939 (aged 57)
Place of death Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bohemians
1909–1910 Bradford City 3 (0)
Distillery
Total 3 (0)
International career
1908 Ireland amateur 1 (0)
1909 Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Christopher Slemin (29 November 1881 – 1939) was an Irish footballer who played as an outside left.

Career

Slemin was born in 1881,[2] in Dublin.[1] He began his career as an amateur at Bohemians, whilst also working as a fitter.[1] With Bohemian he won the Irish Cup in 1907–08, and was a runner-up in 1908–09.[1] He was also capped by Ireland amateurs in 1908, and by Ireland in 1909.[1][3]

He signed for Bradford City in May 1909,[4] making 3 league appearances for the club,[5] before being released in 1910.[4]

He later played for Distillery.[1][3][6]

He died in Dublin in 1939, aged 57.[7]

Sources

  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Profile". NIFG. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. ^ Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864–1958
  3. ^ a b "Jack Slemin". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  4. ^ a b Frost, p. 407
  5. ^ Frost, p. 388
  6. ^ Jack Slemin at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  7. ^ Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864–1958


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