Jack Roscamp

John "Jack" Roscamp (born August 8, 1901 in Blaydon , England , † August 16, 1939 in Shrewsbury , England) was an English football player who was known for his rustic style of play.

He began his active career in Wallsend . In November 1922 he joined the Blackburn Rovers . The attacking player made his debut for the Rovers on September 29, 1923 in the home game against West Bromwich Albion in the First Division . In the early years he was considered a hard-working, unspectacular outsider . Thanks to his physically shaped game, he was able to compensate for his technical weaknesses. After the departure of the regular center forward Ted Harper , head coach Bob Crompton sat himtest it on its position. The position change succeeded and Roscamp scored seven goals in the first five games. In the 1928/29 season he moved from the position of center forward , which he had filled up until then, to that of the right winger . This change proved to be unsuccessful, so that he alternately acted as a center forward, right wing and right wing forward in the two following seasons. In the final of the FA Cup in 1928 against Huddersfield Town , he scored in the first minute for the opening goal for the Rovers, later he managed another hit to 3-1 success. In April 1932 he left Ewood Park and joined Bradford City . In total, he completed 223 league games in the Football League and scored 38 goals during his active career. In the FA Cup, Roscamp played 26 encounters in which he scored seven goals. In the 1934/35 season he was active for Shrewsbury Town , where he also held the post of head coach in the same season.

title

• FA Cup (1928)

literature

• Mike Jackman: Blackburn Rovers - The Official Encyclopaedia . Breedon Books, Derby 1994, ISBN 1-873626-70-3 , pp. 202 .