Jack Saunders (English footballer)

Jack Saunders

Personal information
Full name	John Francis Saunders
Date of birth	(1924-08-24)24 August 1924
Place of birth	Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England
Date of death	June 2013 (aged 88)
Place of death	Tameside, Greater Manchester, England
Position(s)	Centre half
Youth career
	British Army
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1948	Darlington	67	(0)
1949–1954	Chelsea	52	(0)
1954–1956	Crystal Palace	60	(0)
1957–1959	Chester	67	(3)
1959–1960	Hyde United	21	(0)
1960–1963	Mossley
Total		267	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Francis "Jack" Saunders (24 August 1924 – June 2013)^[1] was an English footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Darlington, Chelsea, Crystal Palace and Chester.^[2] He also played non-league football for Hyde United^[2][3] and Mossley where he finished his career, making 100 appearances between 1960 and 1963.^[4]

References

1. Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 338. ISBN 0907969542.
2. Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Jack Saunders". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
3. "Jack Saunders". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
4. "Complete A-Z of Mossley Players". Mossley Web. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.