Jack Curtis (footballer)
Curtis while with Tottenham Hotspur in 1910.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | John Joseph Curtis | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | South Bank, England | ||
| Date of death | 8 March 1955 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Wimbledon, England | ||
| Playing position | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Eston United | |||
| South Bank St Peters | |||
| 1906–1907 | Sunderland | 1 | (0) |
| South Bank | |||
| –1908 | Shildon Athletic | ||
| 1908–1909 | Gainsborough Trinity | 30 | (2) |
| 1909–1913 | Tottenham Hotspur | 82 | (5) |
| 1913–1914 | Fulham | 2 | (0) |
| 1914–1915 | Brentford | 14 | (1) |
| 1915–1919 | 15 | (1) | |
| 1919–1920 | Middlesbrough | 5 | (0) |
| Shildon Athletic | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John Joseph "Jack" Curtis (13 December 1888 – 8 March 1955) was an English professional football outside left who played in the Football League for Sunderland, Gainsborough Trinity, Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham, and Middlesbrough. He is best remembered for his four-year spell with Tottenham Hotspur between 1909 and 1913.
Curtis played for non-League clubs Eston United, South Bank St Peters, South Bank, Shildon Athletic. In 1906 he joined Sunderland but played only once for the Black Cats. The outside left signed for Gainsborough Trinity in 1908 where he went on to play 30 matches and scoring twice. Curtis joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1909, he featured in 89 matches and netting five goals in all competitions in his time at the club. After leaving White Hart Lane in 1913, Curtis had spells at Fulham, Brentford,, Middlesbrough before rejoining Shildon Athletic, where he ended his football career.
Curtis enlisted as a driver in the Royal Field Artillery in early 1915 during the First World War. He served with the 36th Battery of the 1A Reserve Brigade.
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