Jack Peart
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John George Peart | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | South Shields, England | ||
| Date of death | 3 September 1948 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Paddington, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1904–1907 | Adelaide South Shields | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1907–1909 | Sheffield United | 27 | (8) |
| 1909–1912 | Stoke | 44 | (38) |
| 1912–1913 | Newcastle United | 17 | (6) |
| 1913–1919 | Notts County | 82 | (51) |
| 1919 | Leeds City | ||
| 1919 | Birmingham | 3 | (0) |
| 1920 | Derby County | 9 | (1) |
| 1920–1922 | Ebbw Vale Steel & Iron Company | ||
| 1922 | Port Vale | 7 | (0) |
| 1922–1923 | Norwich City | 21 | (7) |
| 1923–1924 | Rochdale | 21 | (10) |
| Total | 231+ | (121+) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1920–1922 | Ebbw Vale Steel & Iron Company (player-manager) | ||
| 1923–1930 | Rochdale | ||
| 1930–1935 | Bradford City | ||
| 1935–1948 | Fulham | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John George Peart (3 October 1888 – 3 September 1948) was an English footballer who played centre forward for 13 different teams, in a career which spanned the First World War. After he retired he became a football manager until his death in 1948.
Peart was a centre forward who had a nomadic career. He played for eight league clubs in a career which spanned 19 years and every division of the Football League. He also played non-league football in the Southern and Welsh leagues, as well as guesting for other clubs during the First World War. Peart was known as the 'most injured man in football', his worst injury being a broken leg in 1910 at Stoke which kept him out of football for two seasons. As a manager, he spent a further 25 years in the Football League, and took charge at Rochdale, Bradford City, and Fulham. He won two minor league titles with Stoke, won the Second Division with Notts County in 1913–14, and led Rochdale to second place in the Third Division North in 1923–24 and 1926–27.
Peart left Adelaide South Shields to sign with First Division side Sheffield United in 1907. He scored 50 goals for the reserve team in the 1907–08 season. He hit eight goals in 27 league appearances, and helped the "Blades" finish 17th in 1907–08 and 12th in 1908–09. He then left Bramall Lane for Stoke in the Birmingham & District League in 1910. He spent two years at the Victoria Ground and made an impressive contribution, scoring 34 goals in 23 matches in 1910–11, his run being ended by a broken leg against Crewe Alexandra on 10 December 1910. He claimed hat-tricks against Dudley Town, Wolves Reserves, Treharris Athletic, and Kettering Town, and finished as the club's joint top-scorer (with Alf Smith) despite only playing in the first half of the season. His goals helped the "Potters" to secure the Birmingham & District League title and second place in the Southern League Division Two. After his recovery Peart scored seven goals in 24 games in 1911–12, before the directors decided to cash in on their most profitable player.
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