Tom Jack
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1925/1926[1] | ||
| Date of death | May 1971[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Third Lanark | |||
| 1946–1948 | Dunfermline Athletic | 37 | (0) |
| 1948–1951 | Brighton | ||
| 1952 | Box Hill | ||
| 1953–? | Melbourne Hakoah | ||
| International career | |||
| 1950–1955 | Australia | 11 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1951 | Brighton | ||
| 1952 | Box Hill | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tom Jack was a soccer player who captained the Australian national team during the 1950s.
Playing career
[edit]Jack began his professional career in Scotland, playing for Dunfermline Athletic and Third Lanark before emigrating to Australia in 1948.[1][3]
On arriving in Australia, Jack played for Brighton in the Victoria State League.[4][5]
He made his debut for Australia against Southern Rhodesia in Salisbury in 1950. He played 11 times for the national team between 1950 and 1955, including two matches as captain.[6][7]
Coaching career
[edit]Jack was a player coach at Brighton and Box Hill.[8]
Honours
[edit]Brighton
- Victoria Division One: 1949[9]
- Dockerty Cup runner-up: 1951[10]
- Victoria Night Cup runner-up: 1955[11]
Melbourne Hakoah
Individual
- Football Australia Hall of Fame: 1999[9]
- Football Victoria Hall of Fame: 2011[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Scottish star in Australian team". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 September 1949. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "JACK WAS CUP CAPT". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. XXXVII, no. 35. Victoria, Australia. 28 May 1971. p. 31. Retrieved 12 May 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Dunfermline Athletic: 1946/47 - 2012/13". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "Jack, Tom". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "Hall of Fame - Tom Jack". Football Victoria. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "Australia's easy Soccer win". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. XV, no. 73. New South Wales, Australia. 15 June 1950. p. 39. Retrieved 12 May 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Tom Jack". Football Australia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "Tom Jack". Football Victoria. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "1951 Victorian Dockerty Cup Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "1955 "The Sun" Cup Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "1953 Victorian Dockerty Cup Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "1954 Victorian Dockerty Cup Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "1955 Victorian Dockerty Cup Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "1956 Victorian Dockerty Cup Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "1956 "The Sun" Cup Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Football Victoria. Retrieved 17 May 2023.