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Jack Rowley

Manchester United FC

 6 appearances, 6 goals (one on debut)

P 6 W 5 D 0 L 1 F 23: A 7
83% successful
1948-52

captain: none
minutes played: 540

Timeline
  John Frederick Rowley
Birth 7 October 1918 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [registered in Wolverhampton, December 1918]. Not born in 1920, as stated in many history books.
 

According to the 1939 census, John F., still unmarried, is a labourer at the local gas works. He lives with his parents, Mark, a brass moulder, and Hannah Elizabeth (née Bates), at 83 Myatt Avenue in Wolverhampton, along with his two older sisters.
Marriage to Violet M. Ward [registered in Wolverhampton, March 1942].
Death 28 June 1998 in Shaw, Oldham, aged 79 years 264 days [registered in Tameside, June 1998].

Source

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

Club Career
Club(s) x
Club honours x
Individual honours x
Distinctions x
Height/Weight 5' 9", 12st. 0lbs [1950].

Source

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

England Career
Player number One of five who became the 676th players (678) to appear for England.
Position(s) Inside-right/left, centre-forward, outside-left.
First match No. 244, 2 December 1948, England 6 Switzerland 0, a friendly match at Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London, aged 30 years 56 days.
Last match No. 269, 5 April 1952, Scotland 1 England 2, a British Championship match at Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow, aged 33 years 181 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1949-50, 1951-52;
Team honours British Championship winners 1949-50, shared 1951-52;
Individual honours England B (one appearance, three goals, 1949);
England's Top Goalscorer 1949 (5);
Distinctions Brother of Arthur Rowley (Leicester City FC and England B).
His four goals against Ireland in 1949 makes him the oldest England player to score a hattrick.
Died twelve days after Keith Newton.

Beyond England
x.  - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x.


The Numbers
parties Appearances comp. apps minutes goals ave.min comp. goals
5 6 2 540 6 90 min 4 five
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
6 5 0 1 23 7 +16 0 2 3.833 1.167 83.3 +4
All matches were played in a white shirt

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 3 3 0 0 17 2 +15 0 2 5.667 0.667 100.0 +1
Away 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 0 0 2.00 1.667 66.7 +1

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 1 1 0 0 9 2 +7 0 0 9.00 2.00 100.0 +1
World Cup 1 1 0 0 9 2 +7 0 0 9.00 2.00 100.0 +1
British Championship 2 2 0 0 11 3 +8 0 0 5.50 1.50 100.0 +2
The 1949-50 records of the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
Friendly 4 3 0 1 12 4 +8 0 2 3.00 1.00 75.0 +2

Tournament Record

World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP/BC 1949-50 1 1 0 0 9 2 +7 0 0 9.00 2.00 100.0 +1
WCP All 1 1 0 0 9 2 +7 0 0 9.00 2.00 100.0 +1

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC/WCP 1949-50 1 1 0 0 9 2 +7 0 0 9.00 2.00 100.0 +1
BC 1951-52 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC All 2 2 0 0 11 3 +8 0 0 5.50 1.50 100.0 +2

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 1 1 0 0 9 2 +7 0 0 9.00 2.00 100.0 +1
BC 2 2 0 0 11 3 +8 0 0 5.50 1.50 100.0 +2
The 1949-50 records of the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
2 2 0 0 11 3 +8 0 0 5.50 1.50 100.0 +2

Match History

 Club: Manchester United F.C. - six full appearances (540 min) 6ᵍ manager: Walter Winterbottom - six full appearances (540 min) 6ᵍx

apps match pic match details comp res. rundown shirt

Age 30
1 244 2 December 1948 - England 6 Switzerland 0
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury		 Fr HW 55 8

one of five who became the 676th players (678) to appear for England.
the tenth Manchester United player to represent England
the 127th player to score on his England debut

2 246 13 May 1949 - Sweden 3 England 1
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna		 tour AL   10
B  
party member - Finland A 15 May 1949
247 18 May 1949 - Norway 1 England 4, Ullevål Stadion, Oslo   AW party member
B  
one appearance - Netherlands A 18 May 1949
3 248 22 May 1949 - France 1 England 3
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris		   AW 8 24
86		 9
  

Age 31
4 251 16 November 1949 - England 9 Ireland 2
Maine Road, Manchester		 BC/
WCP		 HW   5 35
46 header
50 57
59 		9

the 45th (eighth post-war) hattrick scored
Rowley is the oldest player to score a hattrick so far

5 252 30 November 1949 - England 2 Italy 0
 White Hart Lane, Tottenham		 Fr HW 76 9
  

his five goals in 1949 makes him top goalscorer for the year

Age 33
6 269 5 April 1952 - Scotland 1 England 2
Hampden Park, Glasgow		 BC AW   11
  


  

 
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