Jack Fort
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| Jack Fort | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Fort | |
| Date of birth | 15 April 1888 | |
| Place of birth | Leigh, Lancashire, England | |
| Date of death | 23 November 1965 (aged 77) | |
| Playing position | Right back | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| St Andrew's Mission | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1907–1911 1911–1914 1914–1930 |
Atherton Exeter City Millwall Athletic |
? (?) ? (?) 250 (0)[1] |
| National team | ||
| 1921 | England | 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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John Fort (15 April 1888 – 23 November 1965) was an English professional footballer who played most of his career (as a right back) with Millwall. He also made one appearance for England.
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[edit] Career
Jack Fort was born in Leigh, Lancashire, where he played youth football with St Andrew's Mission in the Bolton and District League. He began his professional career with Atherton in the Lancashire Combination in 1907, before moving to the South Coast to join Southern League Exeter City in 1911. In his three seasons at Exeter, they finished each season in a mid-table position.
After three years in Devon, Fort switched to London to join another Southern League club, Millwall Athletic, thus beginning an association with the club that lasted for the rest of his life.[2] After service during the First World War, Fort returned to Millwall, where he won his solitary cap against Belgium in a 2–0 victory on 21 May 1921[3], thus achieving the rare distinction of playing for England whilst on the books of a Third Division club. Fort also gained representative honours with the Southern League.
In 1920, Millwall (along with most of the Southern League clubs) had joined the Football League as founder members of the Third Division. After third place finishes 1924, 1926 and 1927, Millwall won the Third Division South title in 1928. Fort retired as a player in 1930 having made 332 appearances for Millwall.
He continued to be associated with Millwall for the rest of his life in a variety of roles, including coach, trainer, assistant groundsman and scout. and was still working for the club until a few weeks before his death[2] on 23 November 1965, aged 77.
[edit] Honours
- Football League Third Division South champions: 1927–28
[edit] References
- ^ Football League career only
- ^ a b Graham Betts (2006). England: Player by player. Green Umbrella Publishing, p. 102. ISBN 1-905009-63-1.
- ^ Belgium 0 - England 2, 21st May 1921 (Match summary)
