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* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/jackfountain.html League stats] at Neil Brown's site |
* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/jackfountain.html League stats] at Neil Brown's site |
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|NAME = Fountain, Jack |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer |
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|DATE OF BIRTH = 27 May 1932 |
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|PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Leeds]], [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]] |
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|DATE OF DEATH = August 2012 |
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|PLACE OF DEATH = [[Leeds]], [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]] |
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Revision as of 05:06, 29 March 2016
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | John Fountain | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Date of death | August 2012 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | 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 "Jack" Fountain (27 May 1932 - August 2012) was an English former 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
- ^ "Jack Fountain". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
- ^ "Gaol Sentences On Ten Footballers. Gauld Given Four Years And Told To Pay £5,000". The Times. 27 January 1965. p. 5.
- ^ "Jack Fountain". Barry Hugman's Footballers Post-War Premier & Football League Players' Records. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
External links
- League stats at Neil Brown's site
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