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'''John Fountain''' (27 May 1932 - August 2012) was an English former [[association football|footballer]] who played in [[the Football League]] as a [[wing half]] for [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]], [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] and [[York City F.C.|York City]]. He received a prison sentence in 1964 for his part in the [[1964 British betting scandal|betting scandal]] which shook British football in the early 1960s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/jackfountain.html |title=Jack Fountain |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=9 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gaol Sentences On Ten Footballers. Gauld Given Four Years And Told To Pay £5,000 |newspaper=The Times |date=27 January 1965 |page=5}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jack Fountain|url=http://hugmansfootballers.com/player/6715|publisher=Barry Hugman's Footballers Post-War Premier & Football League Players' Records|accessdate=21 September 2015}}</ref>
'''John Fountain''' (27 May 1932 - August 2012) was an English [[association football|footballer]] who played in [[the Football League]] as a [[wing half]] for [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]], [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] and [[York City F.C.|York City]]. He received a prison sentence in 1964 for his part in the [[1964 British betting scandal|betting scandal]] which shook British football in the early 1960s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/jackfountain.html |title=Jack Fountain |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=9 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gaol Sentences On Ten Footballers. Gauld Given Four Years And Told To Pay £5,000 |newspaper=The Times |date=27 January 1965 |page=5}}</ref><ref>{{Hugman|6715|accessdate=21 September 2015}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/jackfountain.html League stats] at Neil Brown's site
* {{NeilBrownPlayers|player/jackfountain}}


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Latest revision as of 02:18, 2 November 2024

Jack Fountain
Personal information
Full name John Fountain
Date of birth (1932-05-27)27 May 1932
Place of birth Leeds, England
Date of death August 2012 (2012-09) (aged 80)
Place of death Leeds, England
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Leeds Ashley Road
1949–1957 Sheffield United 31 (0)
1957–1960 Swindon Town 81 (2)
1960–1963 York City 130 (3)
Total 242 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Fountain (27 May 1932 - August 2012) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as a wing half for Sheffield United, Swindon Town and York City. He received a prison sentence in 1964 for his part in the betting scandal which shook British football in the early 1960s.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Jack Fountain". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Gaol Sentences On Ten Footballers. Gauld Given Four Years And Told To Pay £5,000". The Times. 27 January 1965. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Jack Fountain". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
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  • Jack Fountain at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database