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Jack
Hargreaves |
Blackburn Rovers FC
2 appearances, 0 goals
P 2 W 0 D
0 L 2 F 1:
A 7
0% successful
1881-83
captain: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Timeline |
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John Hargreaves |
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Birth |
Thursday,
13 December 1860 in Blackburn, Lancashire |
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registered in Blackburn
January-March 1861 |
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Baptism |
11 April 1861 at St. Paul's Church in Blackburn |
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Cannot be found on the 1861
census, but we know his father is a leading Blackburn coroner, Henry
Unsworth Hargreaves, married to Alice (née
Fair) (m.7 March 1858 in St. Mary's, Manchester). |
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According to the 1871
census, Frederick W. and John, along with their two sisters, are living at
Unsworth Lodge in Wellington Street in Blackburn, with a housekeeper
and two servants. No mention of parents. |
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(His father died on
28 December 1879)
According to the 1881
census, Fredk W. is a law student and head over the household, including
John, an articled solicitor's clerk, and their younger sister, a
housekeeper and servant. They live at 44 Wellington Street in
Bankhouse, Blackburn. |
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"Jack Hargreaves, the well-known Blackburn Rover, now on the retired list,
has been lying ill from inflammation of the lungs at the Boscombe Chine
Hotel, Bournemouth. He is, I am glad to say, on a fair way to recovery. He
has been visited by his brother, Fred Hargreaves, and a correspondent says
that the two 'old stayers' are still 'full' of football. and are always
ready to relate many an anecdote about the Rovers in the palmiest of their
palmy days." - Tuesday, 15 November 1887,
The Athletic News |
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According to the 1891
census, Frederick W. remains head over the household and living on his own
means, over his brother John, a solicitor, and his younger sister.
With four servants, they now live at Thorncliffe, Stiff Street,
Wilpshire. |
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(His
brother Fred Hargreaves died on 5 April 1897)
According to the 1901
census, solicitor John is now head of the house at Thorncliffe. Although
their are only two servants. |
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Death |
Tuesday, 13 January 1903
in Thorncliffe, Wilpshire, Blackburn, Lancashire. |
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aged
42 years 31 days |
registered in Blackburn
January-March 1903 |
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Obituary |
"The death is announced of the
famous amateur footballer, Mr. John Hargreaves, which occurred at
Wilpshire, Blackburn, yesterday. Mr. 'Jack' Hargreaves played as left wing
forward for the Blackburn Rovers in that club's famous amateur days. The
deceased, who was forty-two years of age, was the son of the late Coroner
for Blackburn. He played in the Cup Finals of 1881 and 1883, and was
celebrated for the frequency with which he performed the apparently
impossible feat of shooting goals from the corner flag. He represented
England on three occasions, playing against Scotland and Wales in 1881,
and Ireland in 1882."
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Wednesday, 14 January 1903, Bournemouth Daily Echo
"One of the old school
of Association footballers in Mr. 'Jack' Hargreaves, solicitor, of
Blackburn, has just passed away at the age of 43. In the eighties he was
well known as a member of Blackburn Rovers, before that combination
embraced professionalism, and played for England against Scotland and
Wales in 1881, and against Ireland in 1882. Mr. Hargreaves prided himself
on the fact that only a serious injury kept him away from the field when
chosen on the team, and at times he has been known to play when bruised
from head to foot. Once in a match against Hibernians of Edinburgh, one of
his colleagues noticed that Hargreaves shirt was stained with blood, and
an examination revealed that the shoulder bone was broken and was
protruding through the skin. Still Hargreaves played on to the end, but,
of course, could not attempt a charge. He last played for Blackburn Rovers
in the English Cup match of 1884, when that team won the trophy for the
first time."
- Friday,
16 January 1903, Irish Independent |
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Probate |
"HARGREAVES
John of "Thorncliffe" Wilshire near Blackburn solicitor
died 13 January 1903 Probate
Lancaster 4 March to
Thomas Dean coal and slate-merchant and Alexander Spencer Porter
cotton-manufacturer.
Effects £9851 15s. 7d."
[2019 equivalent: £1,206,800]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Attended
Malvern College, playing football 1878-79. Also started playing for
Blackburn Rovers FC in 1878 up until 1884; |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1881-82, winner 1883-84; |
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Individual honours |
Lancashire FA |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
not
known |
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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
seven who became the
81st players
(87) to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Outside right/left |
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First match |
No. 12, 26
February 1881, England 0 Wales 1, a friendly match at
The East Lancashire Cricket Ground, Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn, aged
20 years
75 days. |
Last match
14 days |
No. 13, 12 March 1881, England 1 Scotland 6,
a friendly match at The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London, aged 20 years 89 days. |
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Individual honours |
England
trial (one appearance, 2ᵍ, March 1881).
The North
(one appearance, January 1883). |
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Distinctions |
Younger
brother of Fred Hargreaves.
Jack Hargreaves died exactly ten years
after Hawley Edwards (1874), who also
died aged just 42 years, both on 13 January. |
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Beyond England |
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A solicitor by profession, admitted
in 1884 and practised in Blackburn. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.120. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
withdrew |
minutes |
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captain |
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3 |
2 |
one |
180 |
0 |
none |
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The minutes here given
can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an
approximation. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
-6 |
1 |
0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
0 |
-2 |
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Both of his matches were friendly matches and played at a home
venue |
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