Jack Huggins

Jack Huggins
Personal information
Full name John Warwick Huggins[1]
Date of birth 2 June 1886
Place of birth Crosby Ravensworth, England
Date of death 26 April 1915(1915-04-26) (aged 28)[2]
Place of death West Flanders, Belgium[2]
Playing position Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bede College
Leadgate Park
1906–1908 Sunderland 14 (2)
1908–1909 Reading 31 (6)
1909 Sunderland
Durham City
Wingate
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

John Warwick "Jack" Huggins (2 June 1886 – 26 April 1915) was an English professional football outside left who played in the Football League for Sunderland.[1] He also played in the Southern League for Reading.[3]

Personal life

Huggins worked as a teacher.[4] He served as a private in the Durham Light Infantry during the First World War and was killed during the Second Battle of Ypres on 26 April 1915.[4] He was buried in Perth (China Wall) Cemetery, Belgium.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sunderland 1906–07[5] First Division 7 2 0 0 7 2
1907–08[6] 7 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 14 2 0 0 14 2

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 146. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 "CWGC – Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
  3. ↑ "Royals Pay Tribute". www.readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
  4. 1 2 "John Warwick Huggins (1886–1915)".
  5. ↑ "Sunderland AFC - Statistics, History and Records - from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Sunderland AFC - Statistics, History and Records - from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2017.


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