Jackie Sewell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 January 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Kells, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England | ||
| Date of death | 26 September 2016 (aged 89) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Whitehaven Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1951 | Notts County | 178 | (97) |
| 1951–1955 | Sheffield Wednesday | 164 | (87) |
| 1955–1959 | Aston Villa | 123 | (36) |
| 1959–1961 | Hull City | 44 | (8) |
| 1960–1965 | City of Lusaka | ? | (?) |
| Total | 509 | (228) | |
| National team | |||
| 1951–1954 | England | 6 | (3) |
| 1964–1965 | Zambia | 10 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John "Jackie" Sewell (24 January 1927 – 26 September 2016) was an England International football player. He played for several teams including Sheffield Wednesday, Notts County and Aston Villa. When he was transferred to Sheffield Wednesday from Notts County, for £34,500, he was the most expensive signing in English football. When Sewell captained the newly independent nation of Zambia in October 1964, he became one of the few footballers who have played for two different countries. He was the last living footballer who played in the Match of the Century on 25 November 1953.
Jackie Sewell was born in Kells, Whitehaven, Cumberland, and began his career at Notts County, for whom he was a prolific goalscorer. He was an important member of the team which won the Football League Third Division South for the 1949–50 season. He scored 97 goals in 178 league appearances for the club.
He signed for Sheffield Wednesday in March 1951, playing 175 games and scoring 92 goals in his four years at Hillsborough. He joined Aston Villa in December 1955. During his time at Hillsborough he earned 6 England caps, scoring 3 goals.
He joined Aston Villa in December 1955 for £20,000, and he played 145 matches for them until October 1959. He was then sold to Hull City. He was part of the FA Cup winning team of 1957.
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