Jack Hedley (English footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Robert Hedley | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Wallsend, England | ||
| Date of death | 1985 (aged 61–62) | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| North Shields | ? | (?) | |
| 1947–1950 | Everton | 54 | (0) |
| 1950–1959 | Sunderland | 269 | (0) |
| 1959–1960 | Gateshead | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jack Hedley (born John Robert Hedley, Wallsend in 1923) was an English footballer who played for Sunderland A.F.C between 1950 and 1959 whom he joined from Everton, following a short spell as a renegade transfer to a Colombian club. A key player in the days when Sunderland was known as the "Bank of England club" Hedley played right-back alongside the football transfer record breaking Trevor Ford and Len Shackleton.
Hedley's footballing career ended after 295 appearances breaking his leg in training after which he worked for the local authority and taking on the more leisurely sport of Pigeon Racing winning several prestigious awards (partnered with Jimmy Lindsay) including the Up North Combine in the 1970s.
Hedley died in 1985 suffering from Parkinson's disease.
External links
- Sunderland AFC
- Up North Combine
- The Parkinson's Disease Society
- Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database - Jack Hedley Profile