Jack Sheffield (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Davenport Sheffield[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Coalville, England | ||
| Date of death | 13 March 1915 (aged 35–36)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France[2] | ||
| Playing position | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Coalville Albion | |||
| Whitwick White Cross | |||
| Coalville Town | |||
| Coalville Wednesday | |||
| 1902–1903 | Burton United | 12 | (0) |
| Coalville Town | |||
| 1904 | Leicester Fosse | 2 | (0) |
| Loughborough Corinthians | |||
| Ibstock Albion | |||
| Coalville Excelsior | |||
| Ibstock Albion | |||
| Coalville Wednesday | |||
| Coalville Town | |||
| Coalville Swifts | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John Davenport "Jack" Sheffield (1879 – 13 March 1915) was an English amateur football outside right who played in the Football League for Burton United and Leicester Fosse.[1]
Personal life
Sheffield apprenticed as an architect and surveyor and as of 1911 was assisting his family in the running of the Railway Hotel, Coalville.[3][4] He volunteered to serve in the Royal Leicestershire Regiment during the Second Boer War and later rejoined the regiment soon after the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.[5] Sheffield was killed on the final day of the Battle of Neuve Chapelle on 13 March 1915 and is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial.[5][2]
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 262. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 3 "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
- ↑ "Have you a Tiger in your family? | Royal Leicestershire Regiment Online Archive | RLR". www.royalleicestershireregiment.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
- ↑ "1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription". search.livesofthefirstworldwar.org. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
- 1 2 "Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part Six". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
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