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Jack Bruton

Burnley FC

3 appearances, 0 goals

P 3 W 2 D 0 L 1 F 8: A 3
67% successful

1928-29

captain: none
minutes played:
270

Timeline

  John Bruton
Birth 21 November 1903 in Westhoughton, Lancashire [registered in Bolton, December 1903].
Baptism 20 December 1903 in St Bartholomew Church, Westhoughton.
 

According to the 1911 census, the seven year-old John was the second eldest of five children to John Thomas and Hannah (née Ashcroft), living at 8 Common Street in Westhoughton. His father is a coal mine hewer.

 

According to the 1921 census, John is a coal drawer at the local colliery and is the second of seven children still at home with their parents, living at 480 Wigan Road in Westhoughton.

Marriage to Harriet E. Taylor [registered in Bolton, June 1933]
  Cannot be found on the 1939 register.
Death 13 March 1986 at 33 Charminster Avenue in in Bournemouth, aged 82 years 112 days [registered in Bournemouth, Dorset]
Probate "BRUTON, John of 33 Charminster Av Bournemouth died 13 March 1986 Probate Winchester 14 May Not exceeding £40000."

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Playing Career

Club(s) Started playing football in the Westhoughton Sunday School League and also with Hindley Green FC of the Lancashire Alliance. He also signed amateur forms with Wigan Borough FC at this time. Joined Horwich RMI FC in 1924-25. Burnley FC then paid £125 to sign him on 14 March 1925, following a successful trial against Newcastle United FC. He made 167 league appearances, scoring 42 goals. Blackburn Rovers FC then spent £6500 to take him on 5 December 1929. He made another 324 league appearances, scoring 108 goals. He retired from playing during WW2.
Club honours None
Individual honours Football League (two appearances)
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 5' 8", 10st. [1925]. 5' 8½", 10st. 6lbs [1929].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Management Career

Club(s) After WW2 ended, Bruton remained with Blackburn Rovers FC, becoming the club's assistant secretary. On 10 December 1947, he stepped into the manager's shoes, a position he held until his resignation on 10 May 1949. On 14 March 1950, he then became the manager at Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic FC until March 1956.

England Career

Player number One of six who became 528th players (531) to appear for England.
Position(s) Outside-right
First match No. 160, 17 May 1928, France 1 England 5, an end-of-season tour match at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris, aged 24 years 178 days.
Last match No. 164, 13 April 1929, Scotland 1 England 0, a British Championship match at Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow, aged 24 years 143 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1928-29;
Team honours None
Individual honours None
Distinctions Died five days after Jack Morton, a week after George Thornewell and a week after Pat Beasley.

Beyond England

Jack worked as a miner prior to taking up the game professionally and for a lamp company after leaving Bournemouth. He did return to the game in 1961 as a scout for Blackburn Rovers FC, subsequently having scouting spells with Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic FC and Portsmouth FC. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.51.

 

Jack Bruton - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
3 3 1 270 0 0 min 0 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Jack Bruton - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Away 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 1 0 2.667 1.00 66.7 +1
All 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 1 0 2.667 1.00 66.7 +1

 

Jack Bruton - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1
Friendly 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6 0 0 4.00 1.00 100.0 +2
All 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 1 0 2.667 1.00 66.7 +1

 

Jack Bruton - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1928-29 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1
BC All 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1
All 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1


Jack Bruton - Match History
 

 Club: Burnley F.C. - three full appearances (270 min)

F.A. International Selection Committee - three full appearances (270 min)x

Age 24
1 160 17 May 1928 - France 1 England 5, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris tour AW Start or
2 161 19 May 1928 - Belgium 1 England 3, Olympisch Stadion, Antwerpen AW Start or

Age 25
3 164 13 April 1929 - Scotland 1 England 0, Hampden Park,  Glasgow BC AL Start or

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