John Henry Round (20 May 1903 – 31 December 1936) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Port Vale and Carlisle United in the 1920s and 1930s.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Henry Round[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 20 May 1903||
Place of birth | Brierley Hill, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 31 December 1936[1] | (aged 33)||
Place of death | Carlisle, England[1] | ||
Height | 6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Brierley Hill Alliance | |||
Cradley Heath | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1925–1930 | Bolton Wanderers | 56 | (1) |
1930–1935 | Port Vale | 128 | (5) |
1935–1936 | Carlisle United | 37 | (0) |
Total | 221 | (6) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
editRound played for Brierley Hill Alliance, Cradley Heath and Bolton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in September 1930.[1] He played 38 Second Division and two FA Cup games in the 1930–31 season, as Vale posted a club record high finish of fifth in the Second Division.[1] He scored three goals in 30 league games in the 1931–32 season, before making 31 appearances in the 1932–33 campaign.[1] However, he appeared just three times at The Old Recreation Ground in the 1933–34 season, and was released at the end of the 1934–35 season.[1] He then moved on to Carlisle United, helping the "Cumbrians" to a 13th-place finish in the Third Division North in 1935–36, before he died on New Year's Eve in 1936.
Career statistics
editSource:[3]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Bolton Wanderers | 1925–26 | First Division | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
1926–27 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
1927–28 | First Division | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
1928–29 | First Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
1929–30 | First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 56 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | ||
Port Vale | 1930–31 | Second Division | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
1931–32 | Second Division | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
1932–33 | Second Division | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
1933–34 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
1934–35 | Second Division | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
Total | 128 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 5 | ||
Carlisle United | 1935–36 | Third Division North | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
1936–37 | Third Division North | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Total | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 1 | ||
Career total | 221 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 233 | 8 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 254. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ Harricus (25 August 1924). "Ready for action: few changes in the First Division of the League. Bolton Wanderers". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ Jack Round at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)