- Jackie Carr (footballer born 1892)
Football player infobox| playername = Jackie Carr
fullname = John Carr
dateofbirth =26 November 1892
cityofbirth = South Bank,Middlesbrough
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath = death date and age|1942|5|10|1892|11|26
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =England
position =Centre half
years = 1911-1930
1930-1931
1931-1932
clubs = Middlesbrough
Blackpool
Hartlepool United (player-coach)
caps(goals) = 449 (81)
00? 0(?)
00? 0(?)
manageryears = 1932-1935
1935-1938
1938-1942
managerclubs = Hartlepool United
Tranmere Rovers
DarlingtonJohn 'Jackie' Carr (
26 November 1892 –10 May 1942 ) was an English professional footballer. He made 449 league appearances for Middlesbrough, scoring 81 times.Career
Born in
Middlesbrough , Carr signed a professional contract with his hometown club on25 January 1911 , after having already played as an amateur. He had four brothers, all of whom played for Middlesbrough: Walter and Henry, who signed as amateurs, and William and George, who both signed professional contracts for the club.His debut came on
2 January , 1911 against Nottingham Forest in a 2-2 draw. Carr scored both goals in front of a crowd of 15,000. That was the only appearance he made that season, his next game not coming until27 January 1912 . He made only three further appearances that season, scoring one goal.Carr made his mark the following season with 16 goals in 30 appearances, before going on to score 59 further times for Middlesbrough.
He was capped only twice for England. His debut, against Ireland in
Belfast on25 October 1919 , ended in a 1-1 draw, and his second and final cap came four years later against Wales atCardiff on5 March 1923 . The game finished 2-2.After 20 years of service to Middlesbrough, Carr was transferred to Blackpool on
14 May 1930 , for the sum of £500. He spent a season at Blackpool before moving on to Hartlepool United in 1931 firstly as player/coach, then taking over as manager in 1932. He was subsequently manager at Tranmere Rovers (1935-1936) and Darlington (1938-1942).Managerial statistics
References
* [http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=201 England profile]
*soccerbase (manager)|id=656|name=Jackie Carr
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