Jack Fountain

Jack Fountain
Personal information
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, England
Position(s)	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Leeds Ashley Road
1949–1957	Sheffield United
1957–1960	Swindon Town
1960–1963	York City
Total
	*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

^ "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. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

External links

Jack Fountain at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

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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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