Jack Atherton
| Jack Atherton | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | John James Atherton | |
| birthday | 3rd quarter 1917 | |
| place of birth | Preston , England | |
| date of death | 1961 | |
| position | Half-striker | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1934-1938 | Preston North End | 4 (1) |
| 1938-1947 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 (2) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
John James "Jack" Atherton (3rd quarter 1917 in Preston , † 1961 ) was an English football player .
Career
Atherton came to first division club Preston North End at the age of 16, but came there in four seasons only to four missions. In May 1938 the half-forward moved to Brighton & Hove Albion in the Third Division South for £ 250 . There, too, he was unable to play in the regular team in the 1938/39 season, despite a brace in his third game against Notts County . With the outbreak of the Second World War, his footballing career ended abruptly. During the war he did not appear in football. Atherton was still registered with Brighton & Hove Albion until May 1947, before he was put on the transfer list, but there was no interested party.
literature
- Tim Carder, Roger Harris: Albion A – Z - A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion FC Goldstone Books, Brighton 1997, ISBN 0-9521337-1-7 , pp. 17 .
- Michael Joyce: Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . 2nd revised edition. Soccerdata, Nottingham 2004, ISBN 1-899468-67-6 , pp. 13 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Atherton, Jack |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Atherton, John James (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between January 1917 and March 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Preston |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1961 |