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Jack
Alderson |
Crystal Palace FC
1 appearance,
1 goal against
0 clean sheets
P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 4:
A 1
100% successful
1923
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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John Thomas
Alderson |
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Birth |
Sunday, 23 November
1890 at 16 Temperance Street in Grahamsley, Crook, County Durham. |
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registered in Auckland January-March 1891 |
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Birth notes |
Most history books state 28 November 1891, but the only John Thomas registered
was the one mentioned above. In fact, the only Crook-born Alderson is the
one mentioned below. |
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According to the 1891 census,
John Thos. is a three month-old only son to 'Charlotte' Jane (née Mitchinson)(b.White
Lea, Crook, late 1849), who already has a nine year-old daughter,
Charlotte Emily (b.Crook, 1 October 1882). Jane is a widow, and the three of them live at 16
Temperance Terrace in Crook, County Durham.
Evidently, John Thomas'
father, Richard (b.1863) is Charlotte Jane's second husband (m.spring
1882). She had previously married Thomas Parkin (b.July 1847, m.early
1867, d.2 February 1881), with whom she had three children, William
(b.1868), Barbara (b.1 June 1869) and James (b.21 September 1873).
Jane's parents,
James (b.1827, d.28 November 1907) and Charlotte (b.1829, d.18 October
1906) Mitcheson, live at
number eight with William and James. Barbara married Herbert Baldry just
before this census was returned. |
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According to the 1901 census, John T. is now a ten year-old living with his mother, Jane
who has now
remarried (late 1891), to James Richardson (b.1862 in Crook), a stoneman
in the coal mine. They live in 20 Green Lane Crescent, Harton, South Shields. James, a coal miner, and Jane have their own son,
John's half-brother, six-year old Robert Walton (b.1895 Grahamsley).
Charlotte, now 18, is still living at 16 Temperance Street, but now with
her grandparents, James and Charlotte. |
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According to the 1911 census,
20 year-old John is now a coal mine putter, still living with his
mother (and his stone miner step-father (b.1862) at The Holmes, back in Crook. |
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Marriage |
to Catherine Casey
(b.late 1884 in Crook]
Catherine is the only Crook-born female
marrying a John T. Alderson. |
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registered as John T. in Auckland April-June 1916 |
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As a cautionary note, although it states that
John & Kate are both Crook-born, it also states incorrect ages (b.Nov
1895) and (b.Dec 1895) |
According to the 1921 census, John is now a
professional footballer, for Crystal Palace FC, is now married to Kate, (there
are no children recorded) and the two of them are visitors at the home of Joseph,
a coal mine hewer,
and Annie Lumsden at 1 Arthur Terrace in Billy Row.
Newspaper
reports confirm Alderson returned to Crook in March 1931...and then?... |
Is he, according to the 1939 register, the John that is married to Catherine
(his birthdate
23 November 1889 is precisely a year too early - If this is the correct Alderson,
he is
living at 66 Chidswell Lane in Dewsbury.
and if
so, then he was charged with
theft (of paper) shortly after this register was taken. |
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Death |
Thursday, 2 July 1959, en route to Dewsbury Hospital,
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.
The only death of a John
Thomas Alderson that fell in the correct age bracket, that is, 68 years
old. |
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aged 68 years 221 days |
if correct, then registered in Dewsbury July-September 1959 |
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Probate |
"ALDERSON
John Thomas
of 123 Overthorpe Avenue Thornhill Dewsbury
Yorkshire died
2 July 1959 on the way to The General Hospital Dewsbury Administration
(with Will) (limited)
Durham
26 October
to the reverend William Lowrie clerk.
Effects £1125 1s. 1d."
[2024 equivalent: £]. |
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Death notes |
It was
NOT 17 February
1972, registered in Sunderland, March 1972. That register states that this John
Thomas Alderson was born in July 1908.
nor could it be June
1959 in Darlington, this John T. Alderson was born on 2 April
1892 and had been married to Margaret. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
Club(s) |
Starting with
Crook Juniors before joining Crook Town FC. He moved to Shildon
Athletic FC of the North-Eastern League before joining Newcastle United FC,
on 23 January 1913, for £30. He was on Middlesbrough FC's league
list and the Teesside club granted him a free transfer. After guesting for
Crystal Palace FC in war-time games, he joined them permanently at the end
of the war for a £50 fee. |
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"A long run |
...Alderson,
by his absence against South Shields, brought to an end a run of 111
consecutive appearances for his club. His miss is his first since football
was resumed." - Western Evening Herald, Wednesday, 22
February 1922 |
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Alderson joined Pontypridd
FC in 1924 and Sheffield United FC a year later on 9 May 1925. He left to join Exeter City FC on 27 May 1929 and
then joined Torquay United
in 1930 and on to Worcester City, before returning home
to Crook Town FC on 24 March 1931. |
League honours
309 appearances |
Newcastle
United FC 1913 one appearance
debut: 25 January 1913 Newcastle
United FC 3 Woolwich Arsenal 1.
Crystal Palace FC 192
appearances 'saved 11 out of 12 penalties'
debut (division three south): 28 August 1920 Merthyr Town FC 2 Crystal
Palace FC 1.
Sheffield United FC 1925-29 122
appearances.
debut: 2 September 1925 Sheffield United FC 2 Huddersfield
Town FC 3.
Exeter City FC 1929-30 36 appearances
debut (division three south): 31 August 1929 Exeter City FC 2 Luton Town
FC 2
last (division three south): 5 April 1930 Clapton Orient FC 3
Exeter City FC 0. |
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Club honours |
Football League
Division Three South winners 1920-21 (42ᵃ).
FA Cup
semi-finalist 1927-28 (8ᵃ
(lost to Huddersfield Town in a replay)) |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
"almost six feet"; "just over 6ft, and a
half, scaling 12st. 7lb."
[1913], 6" 0', 13st. 0lb
[1922] 6" 1', 13st. 6lb
[1925] |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of six who
became the 445th players (445) to
appear for England. 47th goalkeeper to appear. |
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Position(s) |
Goalkeeper |
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Only match |
No. 134, 10 May 1923, France 1 England 4, an
end-of-season tour
match at
Stade Pershing, Bois de Vincennes, Paris,
aged 32 years 168 days. |
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Apparently became a farmer after leaving the game. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1990). Hatton Press, p.9. |
