John Range Cartmell (28 August 1890 – 23 February 1979) was a professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford and Gillingham as an outside left. He later became trainer at Brentford and served nearly 30 years in the role. He was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in May 2015.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Range Cartmell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Blackpool, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 February 1979 (aged 88)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Richmond, England | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1911–1913 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1913– | Blackpool | 0 | (0) |
| Mardy | |||
| Abertillery | |||
| 1916–1918 | Heart of Midlothian | 19 | (2) |
| 1919–1921 | Brentford | 64 | (2) |
| 1921–1923 | Boscombe | ||
| 1923–1924 | Gillingham | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editAn outside left, Cartmell began his career with spells at Huddersfield Town, Blackpool, Mardy and Abertillery,[3] before the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 saw the suspension of competitive football the following year.[4] Cartmell guested for Heart of Midlothian during the war and made 23 appearances, scoring two goals.[5]
After the armistice, Cartmell joined Southern League First Division club Brentford in 1919.[1][6] He made 30 appearances during the Bees' first season of league football in 1920–21,[6] before leaving at the end of the campaign.[1] Cartmell ended his career with Southern League club Boscombe and made a brief return to the Football League with Gillingham during the 1923–24 season.[7]
Trainer career
editAfter his retirement as a player in 1924, Cartmell remained at Gillingham as assistant to trainer Bob Kane.[8] Cartmell returned to Brentford in 1926, when he followed Kane, manager Harry Curtis and a number of Gillingham players to Griffin Park.[8] He progressed to become the club's lead trainer and remained with the Bees until the mid-1950s.[1] Cartmell was rewarded for his long service with a testimonial match against Hayes in April 1955.[1] He became trainer of Athenian League club Hayes in the mid-1950s.[1]
Personal life
edit
Cartmell served in the Sportsmen's Battalions of the Royal Fusiliers during the First World War.[2][9]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 1916–17[5] | Scottish League First Division | 19 | 2 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| 1917–18[5] | Scottish League First Division | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |||
| Brentford | 1919–20[6] | Southern League First Division | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | |
| 1920–21[6] | Third Division | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Total | 64 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 66 | 2 | |||
| Gillingham | 1923–24[10] | Third Division South | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 87 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 94 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
- ^ 2 appearances in Rosebery Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Wilson Cup
- ^ Appearance in Dunedin Cup
Honours
editHeart of Midlothian
- Rosebery Charity Cup: 1916–17[11]
Individual
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 35. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b Jack Cartmell on Lives of the First World War
- ^ "The Football Association – Season 1912–13 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 53. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c "John R Cartmell – Hearts Career – from 18 Nov 1916 to 02 Jan 1918". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 365–366. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ Day, Richard. "On this day..." gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 100. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
- ^ "Sportsmen eager to join ranks". The Blade. 28 January 1915. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Jack Cartmell". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "1917-05-12 Sat Hearts 5 Armadale 3". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ Wickham, Chris. "Kevin O'Connor and Marcus Gayle join others in being added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame". brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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