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Jack
Alderson |
Crystal Palace FC
1 appearance,
1 goal against
0 clean sheets
P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 4:
A 1
100% successful
1923
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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John Thomas
Alderson |
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Birth |
24 November
1890 in Grahamsley, Crook, county Durham
[registered in Auckland, March 1891].
A newspaper report confirms
Alderson celebrated his birthday on 24 November |
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Birth notes |
Most history books state 28 November 1891, but the only John Thomas registered
was the one mentioned above. In fact, the only Crook-born Alderson is the
one mentioned below. |
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According to the 1891 census,
John Thos is a three month-old only son to Jane, who already has a nine
year-old daughter. Jane is a widow, and the three of them live at 16
Temperance Terrace in Crook, county Durham. |
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According to the 1901 census,
John T., now a ten year-old living with his mother, Jane, is now
remarried, to James Richardson. They live in 20 Green Lane Crescent,
Harton, South Shields. James, a coal miner, and Jane have their own son,
John's half-brother, Robert W. |
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According to the 1911 census,
John is now a twenty year-old Coal Miner Putter still living with his
mother and step-father at The Holmes, back in Crook. |
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Marriage |
to Catherine Casey
[registered in Auckland, June 1916]. |
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According to the 1921 census,
John is now a professional footballer (for Crystal Palace FC) is now
married to Kate, and the two of them are visitors at the home of Joseph
and Annie Lumsdon at 1 Arthur Terrace in Crook. |
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According to the 1939 register, John is married to Catherine, and although
his birthdate
(23 November
1889) is a year too early - the belief is this is the correct Alderson,
living at 66 Chidswell Lane in Dewsbury. |
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Death |
2 July 1959, aged 68 years 220 days
[registered in Dewsbury, September 1959]. The only death of a John
Thomas Alderson that fell in the correct age bracket.
Possibly another
JT Alderson died June
1959 in Darlington, but this John T. Alderson was born in 1892. |
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Death notes |
This death date was confirmed by the Wills & Administration Probate, and if
this is the correct Jack Alderson, he was living at 123 Overthorpe Avenue
in Dewsbury, and died on his way to Dewsbury General Hospital. He left
£1125.
It was
NOT 17 February
1972, registered in Sunderland, March 1972. That register states that this John
Thomas Alderson was born in July 1893. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Starting with
Crook Juniors before joining Crook Town FC. He moved to Shildon
Athletic FC of the North-Eastern League before joining Newcastle United FC,
on 23 January 1913, for £30. He was on Middlesbrough FC's league
list and the Teesside club granted him a free transfer.
He made one league appearance, against Woolwich
Arsenal FC in January 1913. After guesting for
Crystal Palace FC in war-time games, he joined them permanently at the end
of the war for a £50 fee. 192 league appearances later,
Alderson joined Pontypridd
FC in 1924 and Sheffield United FC a year later on 9 May 1925. After
another 122
league appearances, he left to join Exeter City FC on 27 May 1929 and
made 36 league appearances. Joined Torquay United
in 1930 and without any league appearances,
he went on to keep goal for Worcester City, before returning home
to Crook Town FC. |
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Club honours |
Football League
Division Three winners 1920-21. |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
6" 0', 13st. 0lb
[1922] 6" 1', 13st. 6lb
[1925] |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of six who
became the 445th players (445) to
appear for England. 47th goalkeeper to appear. |
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Position(s) |
Goalkeeper |
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Only match |
No. 134, 10 May 1923, France 1 England 4, an
end-of-season tour
match at
Stade Pershing, Bois de Vincennes, Paris,
aged 32 years 167 days. |
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Became a farmer after leaving the game. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1990). Hatton Press, p.9. |
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Jack Alderson -
Career Statistics |
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Squads |
Apps |
Comp
Apps |
Mins. |
GA |
GA Av.
min |
Comp GA |
Clean
Sheets |
Cln
Sht Av |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 3 |
1 |
0 |
90 |
1 |
90 min |
0 |
0 |
0% |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Jack Alderson
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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Away
-
Friendly |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Jack Alderson
- Match History |
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Club: Crystal Palace F.C. - 1 full cap |
F.A. International Select Committee - 1
full capx
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Age 32 |
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1 |
134 |
10 May 1923 - France 1 England 4,
Stade Pershing, Paris |
tour |
AW |
Start |
gk |
Notes
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CG
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