David Jack
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Bone Nightingale Jack | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, Lancashire, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 September 1958 (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | Lambeth, London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 1⁄2 in (1.79 m) | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1920 | Plymouth Argyle | 45 | (10) |
| 1920–1928 | Bolton Wanderers | 295 | (144) |
| 1928–1934 | Arsenal | 181 | (113) |
| Total | 521 | (267) | |
| National team | |||
| 1924–1932 | England | 9 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1934–1940 | Southend United | ||
| 1944–1952 | Middlesbrough | ||
| 1953–1955 | Shelbourne | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David Bone Nightingale Jack (3 April 1898 – 10 September 1958) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 267 goals from 521 appearances in the Football League playing for Plymouth Argyle, Bolton Wanderers and Arsenal. He was the first footballer to be transferred for a fee in excess of £10,000, was the first to score at Wembley – in the 1923 FA Cup Final – and was capped nine times for England. After retiring as a player he managed Southend United, Middlesbrough and Shelbourne.
Jack was born in Bolton, Lancashire, in 1898, the son of Scottish footballer Bob Jack and his wife Georgina Nightingale. He had two brothers, Rollo and Donald, who also played football. Jack served in the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Jack was married to Kathleen. He died in St Thomas' Hospital, London, in 1958 at the age of 60.
An inside forward, Jack started his senior career with his father's club, Plymouth Argyle, after the war. He played in the Southern League in 1919–20, and was a member of Plymouth's team for their first match in the newly formed Football League Third Division in 1920–21. He scored 15 goals in 48 appearances in all competitions. In late 1920 he returned to the town of his birth, signing for Bolton Wanderers for £3,500. He spent eight seasons with the Trotters, forming a formidable partnership with Joe Smith, and between them they scored more than 300 goals. While with Bolton, he made history by being the first person to score a goal at Wembley Stadium, in the 1923 FA Cup Final; Bolton won 2–0 and Jack earned his first medal.
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