Jack Carr (footballer)

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Jack Carr
Personal information
Full name Jack Carr
Date of birth 1876
Place of birth    Seaton Burn, England
Date of death    March 17, 1948 (aged 71–72)
Place of death    England
Playing position Defender
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
18??–1899
1899–1912
Seaton Burn
Newcastle United
0? 0(?)
279 (5)   
National team
1905–1907 England 02 0(0)
Teams managed
1922–1926
Blackburn Rovers

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Jack Carr born in Seaton Burn in 1876 and died 17 March 1948.

He was a professional footballer with Newcastle United between 1899 and 1912, playing at full back and making 279 appearances and scoring 5 goals.

Newcastle were thought to be the best team of the Edwardian age and Jack won three League Championships and the FA Cup in this successful period of the club's history.

Jack played football with Seaton Burn and Newcastle United. He made two appearances for England, both against Ireland, in a 1–1 draw on 25 February 1905 and in a 1–0 victory on 16 February 1907.

In 1912 he became a trainer at Newcastle United and would fill this position for the next 10 years. He eventually left the club when Blackburn Rovers made him their manager in 1922.

[edit] Honours

Newcastle United

[edit] References

  • Newcastle United profile
  • Paul Joannou. A Complete Who's Who of Newcastle United. 
  • by Paul Joannou, Tommy Canning and Patrick Canning. Haway The Lads, The Illustrated Story of Newcastle United.