Jack Chadburn

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Jack Chadburn
Personal information
Full name John Chadburn
Date of birth (1873-02-12)12 February 1873
Place of birth Mansfield, England
Date of death December 1923 (aged 50)
Position(s) Full back / Outside forward
Youth career
Mansfield & District Schools
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Leicester Fosse
Mansfield Unitarians
Mansfield Greenhalgh's
1892–1894 Lincoln City 25 (9)
1894–1897 Notts County 50 (15)
1897–1900 Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 (1)
1900–1903 West Bromwich Albion 43 (3)
1903–1904 Liverpool 2 (0)
1904–1905 Plymouth Argyle 15 (1)
Swindon Town 0 (0)
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Woodhouse Rangers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

John Chadburn (12 February 1873 – December 1923) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Lincoln City, Notts County, Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool. He also played in the Southern League for Plymouth Argyle. Born in Mansfield, Chadburn could play as a full back and an outside forward.[1]

Career[]

Chadburn joined English Football League side Lincoln City in 1892. He made his first team debut on 7 September 1893 in a 1–1 draw against Rotherham Town. He scored 10 times during the season in 27 appearances in total.[2] This earned him a move to First Division Notts County where he remained for three seasons.

He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 1897, making his club debut on 27 November 1897 in a 2–1 win at Preston North End.[3] Chadburn was unable to hold down a regular first team place at Molineux, and made just 12 appearances in total over two seasons.

He moved to their Black Country rivals West Bromwich Albion in January 1900. Here, he helped the club win promotion as champions back to the top flight in the 1901–02 campaign.

Liverpool signed him during the summer of 1903 but he only managed two first team appearances for the Merseyside club, the opening fixtures of the 1903–04 season.[4] He joined Southern League side Plymouth Argyle towards the end of the campaign, their first as a professional club, and made his debut in March 1904.[5] He appeared sporadically for the first team, scoring one goal in 15 appearances, before being released at the end of the 1904–05 season.[5] He had a brief spell with Swindon Town and went on to play for and Woodhouse Rangers before retiring from competitive football in 1909.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 50. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ Redimps.com
  3. ^ Matthews, Tony (2001). The Wolves Who's Who. West Midlands: Britespot. p. 40. ISBN 1-904103-01-4.
  4. ^ LFC Player profile
  5. ^ a b c "Jack Chadburn". GoS–DB. Greens on Screen. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  6. ^ Matthews, Tony (2001). The Wolves Who's Who. West Midlands: Britespot. p. 25. ISBN 1-904103-01-4.
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