Jack Sherlock

Jack Sherlock
Sherlock in 1929
Personal information
Full name John Stanley Sherlock[1]
Date of birth (1908-10-01)1 October 1908
Place of birth Hoylake, England[1]
Date of death 1958 (aged 49–50)
Position(s) Right-half
Youth career
Hanley Y.M.C.A.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1933 Port Vale 48 (3)
1933 Colwyn Bay United
1933–1934 Macclesfield Town 16 (0)
Total 64+ (3+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Stanley Sherlock (1 October 1908 – 1958) was an English footballer who played at right-half for Port Vale between 1929 and 1933. He helped the "Valiants" to win the Third Division North title in 1929–30.

Career

Sherlock played for Hanley Y.M.C.A. before joining Port Vale in May 1929.[1] He played three times in the 1929–30 campaign, as the "Valiants" won the Third Division North title.[1] He played seven Second Division games in the 1930–31 campaign, as Vale posted a club record fifth-place finish.[1] He featured 12 times at The Old Recreation Ground in the 1931–32 season.[1] He managed to post 24 appearances in the 1932–33 campaign and scored three goals: a penalty in a 4–0 home win over West Ham United (10 September), in a 3–3 home draw with Manchester United (29 October), and another penalty in a 4–2 home win over Grimsby Town (Christmas Eve).[1] He was transferred to Colwyn Bay United in July 1933.[1] He joined Cheshire County League side Macclesfield Town in December 1933, playing regularly at right-full-back until early April 1934.[2]

Career statistics

Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 1929–30 Third Division North 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1930–31 Second Division 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1931–32 Second Division 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
1932–33 Second Division 24 3 0 0 0 0 24 3
Total 48 3 0 0 0 0 48 3
Macclesfield Town 1933–34 Cheshire County League 16 0 5 0 0 0 21 0
Career total 64 3 5 0 0 0 69 3

Honours

Port Vale

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 264. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ "Profile". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  3. ^ Jack Sherlock at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. ^ Kent, Jeff (1990). "From Glory to Despair (1929–1939)". The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale. Witan Books. pp. 124–150. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.