David Jack

Playing career An inside forward, Jack started his senior career with his father's club, Plymouth Argyle, after the war. He played in the Southern League in 1919–20, and was a member of Plymouth's team for their first match in the newly formed Football League Third Division in 1920–21. He scored 15 goals in 48 appearances in all competitions. In late 1920 he returned to the town of his birth, signing for Bolton Wanderers for a fee of £3,500. He spent eight seasons with the Trotters, forming a formidable partnership with Joe Smith, and between them they scored more than 300 goals. While with Bolton, he made history by being the first person to score a goal at Wembley Stadium, in the 1923 FA Cup Final; Bolton won 2–0 and Jack earned his first medal.

A year later, he won his first England cap, in a 2–1 defeat against Wales on 3 March 1924. In eight years he played nine times for his countryfour times as captainand scored three goals. He continued to have success with Bolton, winning the FA Cup again in 1925–26, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win over Manchester City.

In 1928, with Bolton in financial trouble, Herbert Chapman's Arsenal made Jack the first five-digit signing in world football, almost double the previous record; the final fee paid was £10,647 10 shillings. According to Bob Wall, Chapman negotiated the transfer with Bolton's representatives in a hotel bar, his tactic being to drink gin and tonics without any gin in them, while asking the waiter to double the alcohol served to the other side. Chapman remained sober while the Bolton representatives got very drunk, and managed to haggle down the fee to a price he considered a bargain.

Intended as a replacement for retired captain Charlie Buchan, Jack was a success at Highbury. He made his debut against Newcastle United on 20 October 1928, Although less prolific than centre-forward Jack Lambert, he still scored important goals, including the one in the 1929–30 FA Cup semi-final against Hull City which sent Arsenal through to the final

Jack continued to feature for Arsenal through the early 1930s, recording a personal best of 34 goals in their First Division-winning season of 1930–31. He won two more titles in 1932–33 and 1933–34. He retired soon after winning his third league medal, in May 1934.

He is one of only three players to score more than 100 English top-flight league goals for two different clubs, along with Jimmy Greaves and Alan Shearer.

Managerial career After retiring from playing, Jack went on to manage Southend United from May 1934 to August 1940 and then Middlesbrough from November 1944 to April 1952. He also managed League of Ireland side Shelbourne from August 1953 to April 1955.

Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

1919–20 Southern League 31 7 3 5 0 0 34 12 1920–21 Third Division South 14 3 0 0 0 0 14 3

45 10 3 5 0 0 48 15

1920–21 First Division 19 4 0 0 0 0 19 4 1921–22 First Division 39 24 2 0 0 0 41 24 1922–23 First Division 41 11 7 8 0 0 48 19 1923–24 First Division 39 24 3 3 0 0 42 27 1924–25 First Division 42 26 3 1 0 0 45 27 1925–26 First Division 37 14 8 4 0 0 45 18 1926–27 First Division 38 16 4 1 0 0 42 17 1927–28 First Division 33 24 2 0 0 0 35 24 1928–29 First Division 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1

295 144 29 17 0 0 324 161

1928–29 First Division 31 25 5 1 0 0 36 26 1929–30 First Division 33 13 8 3 0 0 41 16 1930–31 First Division 35 31 3 2 1 1 39 34 1931–32 First Division 34 21 6 3 1 0 41 24 1932–33 First Division 34 18 1 0 0 0 35 18 1933–34 First Division 14 5 2 1 0 0 16 6

181 113 25 10 2 1 208 124

521 267 57 32 2 1 580 300

1923 Charity Shield appearance for Professionals v Amateurs 1926 Charity Shield appearance for Professionals v Amateurs

Honours Professionals FA Charity Shield: 1923 runner-up: 1931–32 FA Charity Shield: 1930, 1931