Full name John Vickers | Playing position Name Jack Vickers | |
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Date of birth (1908-08-07)7 August 1908 Place of birth Auckland Park, Bishop Auckland, England Date of death 24 September 1980(1980-09-24) (aged 72) | ||
Place of death West Auckland, England | ||
Jack Vickers, 2009 Colorado Business Hall of Fame Laureate
John Vickers (7 August 1908 – 24 September 1980) was an English footballer.
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Playing career
Vickers played for Bishop Auckland, Hull City, Darlington, Doncaster Rovers and Charlton Athletic before joining Port Vale for £200 in May 1933. He played 32 Second Division games in 1933–34 and 26 league games in 1934–35, but lost his first team spot in September 1935, and made just 15 league appearances in 1935–36. He did though feature in the FA Cup giant-killing over First Division giants Sunderland at The Old Recreation Ground on 13 January. Vickers was released in April 1936, having played a total of 73 league games for the "Valiants". He then moved on to Newport County, South Shields, Hartlepools United and Stockton.
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