Jack Almond
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Almond | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Darlington, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Bishop Aukland | |||
| 1894–1896 | Darlington | ||
| 1896–1901 | Sheffield United | 109 | (19) |
| 1901 | Gainford | ||
| 1901–1903 | Millwall Athletic | ||
| 1904–1905 | Leeds City | ||
| 1905 | Bradford City | ||
| 1905–1906 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John 'Jack' Almond (born 6 November 1876) was an English footballer who played as a Forward. Born in Darlington, County Durham he spent the majority of his career in and around the Yorkshire area with spells at Leeds City, Bradford City, Doncaster Rovers and Sheffield United where he played over 100 games, winning the First Division championship in 1898 and gaining an FA Cup winners medal having scored in the 1899 final.
Almond started his career playing in his local area and soon came to prominence whilst at Darlington, leading him to be signed by Sheffield United. Whilst in Yorkshire Almond was initially a regular in the side, with his goals helping The Blades to be crowned English champions in 1898 and win the FA Cup in 1899, having scored United's third goal in the final. However a loss of form led to him losing his first team place and he was overlooked when United reached the FA Cup final again in 1901.
Disappointed to be frozen out of the team Almond quit the club and professional football to take over a pub in Gainford near his home town of Darlington. After a few months as a publican and playing for the local amateur side he returned to senior football signing for Millwall Athletic before returning to Yorkshire for spells at Leeds City, Bradford City and Doncaster Rovers where he seems to have finished his career.
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