Jack Needham

Jack Needham
Personal information
Full name John Needham
Date of birth (1887-03-04)4 March 1887
Place of birth Newstead, England
Date of death 1961 (aged 73–74)
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Langwith Rovers
Mansfield Invicta
190?–1909 Mansfield Wesley
1909–1910 Birmingham 20 (5)
1910–1920 Wolverhampton Wanderers 187 (57)
1920–1921 Hull City 18 (1)
1921–1923 Willenhall
1923–192? Cannock Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Needham (4 March 1887 – 1961) was an English professional footballer who scored 63 goals in 225 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Hull City.[2]

  1. ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Wolverhampton Wanderers". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 194. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.