Jack Vickers

Jack Vickers
Personal information
Full name	John Vickers
Date of birth	7 August 1908
Place of birth	Auckland Park, Bishop Auckland, England
Date of death	24 September 1980 (aged 72)
Place of death	West Auckland, England
Height	5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)
Position(s)	Full-back
Youth career
	Eldon Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Bishop Auckland
1928–1929	Hull City
1929–1930	Darlington
1930–1932	Doncaster Rovers
1932–1933	Charlton Athletic
1933–1936	Port Vale
1936–1937	Newport County
1937–1938	South Shields
1938–1939	Hartlepools United
1939	Stockton
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Vickers (7 August 1908 – 24 September 1980) was an English footballer.

Career

Vickers played for Bishop Auckland, Hull City, Darlington, Doncaster Rovers and Charlton Athletic before joining Port Vale for £200 in May 1933.^[1] 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.^[1] He did though feature in the FA Cup giant-killing over First Division giants Sunderland at The Old Recreation Ground on 13 January.^[3] Vickers was released in April 1936, having played a total of 73 league games for the "Valiants".^[1] He then moved on to Newport County, South Shields, Hartlepools United and Stockton.^[1]

Source:^[4]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hull City	1928–29	Second Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Darlington	1929–30	Third Division North	14	0	1	0	0	0	15	0
Doncaster Rovers	1930–31	Third Division North	22	2	0	0	0	0	22	2
	1931–32	Third Division North	17	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
	Total		39	2	0	0	0	0	39	2
Charlton Athletic	1932–33	Second Division	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Port Vale	1933–34	Second Division	32	0	1	0	0	0	33	0
	1934–35	Second Division	26	0	1	0	0	0	27	0
	1935–36	Second Division	15	0	3	0	0	0	18	0
	Total		73	0	5	0	0	0	78	0
Newport County	1936–37	Third Division South	19	0	2	0	1	0	22	0
Hartlepools United	1938–39	Third Division North	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			157	2	8	0	1	0	165	2

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 297. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ "Newport County. New men are hefty and tall". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xi – via Newspapers.com.
^ "All time greatest F A cup giant killings". freewebs.com. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
^ Jack Vickers at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)