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Jackie
Bray |
Manchester City FC
6 appearances, 0 goals
P 6 W 3 D 1 L 2 F 13:
A 7
58% successful
1934-37
captain: none
minutes played: 540 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
John Bray |
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Born |
22 April 1909 in
Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire [registered in
Blackburn, June 1909]. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1911 census,
the one-year old John is the only child to Joseph and Mary Ann, and living
at 42 Simpson Street in Oswaldtwistle. His father is a coal miner hewer,
his mother a cotton weaver. |
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According to the 1939 register, John, a professional footballer, is
married to Bertha, and they are living at 106 Dill Hall Lane in Church. |
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Married |
to Bertha Chadwick,
(b.18 October 1913), on 20 April 1936, at Huncoat Village Church, Accrington
[registered in Haslingden, June 1936].
"The marriage had been kept a
secret, and four or five people were present. Even Bray's
colleagues on the Manchester City staff knew nothing about it."
- The Midland Daily Telegraph, Tuesday, 21 April 1936 |
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Died |
20 November 1982 in
Blackburn, aged
73 years 212 days
[registered in Blackburn, December 1982]. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
8½", 10st.
11lbs [1937], 5'
9", 10st.
9lbs [1938]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Started his career playing schoolboy football with East Lancashire
and was also playing with Clayton Olympia FC. He was playing with
Manchester Central FC in 1928 and Manchester City FC in the 1929 close
season. Where he remained until his retirement during WW2,
completing 257 league appearances, scoring ten goals. During the
war period however, Bray did guest for a variety of clubs, including
Birmingham FC, Blackburn Rovers FC, Bolton Wanderers FC, Crewe Alexandra
FC, Nottingham Forest FC and Port Vale FC. On 19 February 1948, Bray did
sign on with a reformed Nelson FC of the Lancashire Combination, as a
player-coach, in an attempt to promote his new club into the Football
League. He was given the captaincy with complete control over the team. His
resignation was tended, and then accepted on 13 September 1948. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1932-33, winners 1933-34; Football
League Champions 1936-37; Lancashire Combination
runners-up 1947-48; |
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Individual honours |
Football
League (five appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management Career |
|
Club(s) |
After he retired from playing, Bray became manager at Watford FC
on 26 February 1947, he held the job until his resignation for 'family
reasons' on 20 January 1948. |
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England Career |
|
Player number |
One of six who became the 600th players (602) to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-half |
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First match |
No. 194, 29 September 1934,
Wales
0
England
4, a British Championship match at Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, aged
25 years
160 days. |
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Last match |
No.
208, 17 April 1937,
Scotland
3
England 1, a British Championship match at
Hampden Park,
Mount Florida, Glasgow, aged
27 years 360 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1934-35, 1935-36, 1936-37; |
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Team honours |
British Championship shared 1934-35; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Died twelve days
after Jimmy Dickinson |
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Beyond England |
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Jack was also a good class cricketer,
assisted Accrington CC of the Lancashire League. Member of the RAF during
the war. Following his resignation from Nelson, he carried on with his
sports outfitting business in the town. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.44. |
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Jackie Bray - Career Statistics |
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Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
 |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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6 |
6 |
5 |
540 |
0 |
0
min |
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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Jackie Bray
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1.667 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Away |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
2.667 |
1.333 |
66.7 |
+1 |
| All |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
7 |
+6 |
0 |
2 |
2.167 |
1.167 |
58.3 |
+1 |
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Jackie Bray - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
White |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
7 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.40 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Blue |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
7 |
+6 |
0 |
2 |
2.167 |
1.167 |
58.3 |
+1 |
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Jackie Bray
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
British Championship |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
7 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.40 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| Friendly |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
7 |
+6 |
0 |
2 |
2.167 |
1.167 |
58.3 |
+1 |
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Jackie Bray
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| BC 1934-35 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| BC 1935-36 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1.667 |
1.333 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| BC 1936-37 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC
All |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
7 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.40 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| BC |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
7 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.40 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
7 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.40 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Jackie Bray
- Match History
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Club:
Manchester City F.C. - eleven full appearances
(540 min) |
F.A. International Selection Committee - six full appearances
(540 min)x
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Notes
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