| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jack Diffin | ||
| Date of birth | unknown | ||
| Date of death | unknown | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Belfast Celtic | |||
| Linfield | |||
| Dartford | |||
| National team | |||
| 1931 | Northern Ireland | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1944–1945 | Port Vale | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jack Diffin was a Northern Irish footballer and football manager.
Diffin played for Belfast Celtic, Linfield and Dartford. He was capped by Northern Ireland in 1931. After retirement he set up a road haulage business.
Diffin became a Port Vale director in 1944 and appointed team manager in October of that year. David Pratt was appointed as manager in December 1944, but failed to gain a release from the Air Force and so never managed to be a manager to the Vale other than in name only.[1] Diffin remained the effective manager until August 1945, when Billy Frith was appointed. Diffin then concentrated on his board duties before being elected vice-chairman in 1946, finally stepping down in December 1957.[2]
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