Jack Humphreys (13 January 1920 – 21 September 1954[1]) was a Welsh international footballer who played as a defender for Everton.[2] He was part of the Wales national football team, playing 1 match on 16 April 1947 against Ireland.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Vaughan Humphreys | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Llandudno, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 21 September 1954 (aged 34) | ||
| Place of death | Caernarfon, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Friars School | |||
| 1936–???? | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945 | Llandudno | ||
| 1945–1951 | Everton | 53 | (0) |
| 1951 | Llandudno | ||
| International career | |||
| 1947 | Wales | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editIn November 1936 it was reported he had signed Amateur forms for Bolton Wanderers having scored 37 goals in 5 games for Friars School in Bangor.[4]
In 1945 he signed for Everton from Llandudno.[5]
Death
editHumphreys died in Caernarfon sanitorium in September 1954 at the age of 34.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Everton Collection
- ^ Hugman, Barry (2005). The PFA & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 309. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ^ "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19361124/240/0010. Retrieved 21 April 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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