Bob Jack
Jack as a Plymouth Argyle player
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Robert Jack | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Alloa, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 6 May 1943 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Southend-on-Sea, England | ||
| Playing position | Outside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1891–1895 | Alloa Athletic | ||
| 1895–1901 | Bolton Wanderers | 110 | (29) |
| 1901–1902 | Preston North End | 22 | (6) |
| 1902–1903 | Glossop | 30 | (6) |
| 1903–1906 | Plymouth Argyle | 93 | (8) |
| 1906–1910 | Southend United | ||
| 1910 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1905–1906 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| 1906–1910 | Southend United | ||
| 1910–1938 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Robert "Bob" Jack (4 April 1876 – 6 May 1943) was a Scottish football player and manager. Born in Alloa, Jack played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End and Glossop, and the Southern League for Plymouth Argyle and Southend United. He was an outside forward. Jack is Argyle's most successful and longest-serving manager. During his 29 years in charge, the club won two league championships and established itself in the Second Division of the Football League. Jack also managed Southend for four years. His son, David, scored the first goal at Wembley Stadium.
Jack began his career with Alloa Athletic, making his debut at the age of 15 and turning professional in 1893. He moved to Bolton Wanderers in 1895. He was Bolton's leading scorer in the 1896–97 season with 11 goals. He played a total for 110 league and 15 FA Cup games for the club, scoring 29 goals. He left Bolton in August 1901, following a serious ankle injury. He joined local rivals Preston North End after scoring 29 goals in 110 league games for Bolton. He spent just one season with Preston, scoring 6 goals in 22 league games, before joining Glossop the following summer. After a further 6 goals in 30 appearances he moved to Plymouth Argyle, becoming the club's first professional in 1903. He made his Argyle debut in September 1903 against West Ham United in the Western League. In 1904–05, the club's handbook described him as "our famous flier, probably last season was the best in the player's history".
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