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Jack
Hudson |
Heeley FC &
Sheffield FC & Wednesday Club
1 appearance, 0 goals
P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F
7:
A 0
100% successful
1883
captain: one
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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John Hudson |
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Birth |
Thursday,
11
October 1860 in Brightside, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire |
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registered in Sheffield October-December 1860 |
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According to the 1861
census, six month old John is the youngest of two children to William and
Mary (née Taylor). His father is a forgeman in the steelworks. They live at 6 Jessop
Square in Attercliffe cum Darnell with John's grandmother and two
steelwork apprentices. |
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According to the 1871
census, John and his older sister remain with their parents and
grandmother at Matlock Lane in Ecclesfield. His father is still a
forgeman. |
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According to the 1881
census, 20 year-old John is an engraver, he and his widowed mother now
live with widower Alfred Snape and his two sons. Alfred was the husband of
John's elder sister Mary, who, along with her father, had both died in the
previous ten years. They live in the Hillsborough area of Sheffield. |
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Marriage |
to Annie Mellor, on 19 September 1888, in Sheffield, West Riding of
Yorkshire |
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registered in Sheffield July-September 1888 |
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According to the 1891
census, John is a silver engraver and is married to Annie. They live at 10
Taplin Road in Ecclesfield, along with his mother. |
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According to the 1901
census, John remains a silver engraver, remains married and has an eight
year-old daughter Winifred. They live at 20 Wynyard Road in Ecclesfield. |
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According to the 1911
census, John is now a beer house keeper, with his wife and daughter
assisting. They have two servants and they live at 111 Dykes Hall Road in
Hillsborough. The census reveals that John and Annie had lost another
child in death. |
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According to the 1921
census, John is now a widow, but still a publican at 111 Dykes Hall Road
in Hillsborough. With them is his daughter, Winifred and her new husband,
professional footballer James Spoor (Barnsley FC), and their two children.
Also one servant. |
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According to the 1939 register, John is a
widowed and retired licensed victualler living at The Gateford Hotel in
Worksop. He lives with his daughter and her family, Winifred and James. |
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Death |
Friday,
21
November 1941 at the Gateford Hotel, Gateford Road, Worksop, Nottinghamshire. |
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aged
81 years 41 days |
registered in Worksop October-December 1941 |
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Probate |
"HUDSON
John of The Gateford Hotel Worksop
Nottinghamshire died
21 November 1941 Administration (with Will)
Wakefield 27 February to
The Yorkshire Penny Bank Limited.
Effects £1711 7s. 11d."
[2019 equivalent: £81,223]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990],
the excellent Alan Alcott & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Began with
Heeley FC, playing for them between 1878 and 1884, during which
time he also played with the Providence FC team between 1879 and 1880.
Played for three more teams during 1880, Owlerton FC, Sheffield FC and
Wednesday FC. Before the next year, he no longer played for the Providence
and Owlerton teams, but in 1882, was in the Walkley FC team. Played his
last match for Sheffield in 1883, his last match for Heeley a year later,
and in 1885, played his final match in Wednesday colours. In 1886, joined
Blackburn Olympic FC, but returned to his hometown when he was playing for
the newly formed Sheffield United FC between 1889 and 1891. |
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Club honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Father-in-law of Jimmy Spoor (The Wednesday, 1908-20, Barnsley FC
1920-22) |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Alan Alcott. |
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England
Career |
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Player number |
One of
six who became the 103rd players
(104) to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Half-back |
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Only match |
No. 18, 24 February 1883, England 7 Ireland
0, a friendly match at
Liverpool Cricket Ground,
Aigburth Road, Aigburth,
Liverpool, aged 22 years
136 days.c |
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Individual honours |
The
North (two appearances, 1883-84) |
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Distinctions |
Missed out on
being the youngest captain by two days. Cuthbert Ottaway was 22 years
and 134 days.
The first debuting player to captain England
since Charlie Alcock did so in 1875.
Died twelve days after Norman
Winckworth |
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Beyond England |
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An engraver by trade. Committee member of
Wednesday FC 1887. After retiring from football, became
trainer/coach of Wednesday FC.
As many of his generation, became a licensed victuallar at The Gateford
Arms in Worksop. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1990). Hatton Press, p.138/9. |
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