David Jack

David Bone Nightingale Jack ( born April 3, 1899 in Bolton, † September 10, 1958 ) was an English footballer, son of Bob Jack and the world's first actor, who has changed the club for a transfer fee of more than 10,000 British pounds.

Sports career

The striker was born in Bolton in 1919 and began his career at Plymouth Argyle, which had already been active for his father, and shot there in 48 games eleven goals. In 1920 he moved for 3,500 pounds to his home to Bolton Wanderers. For the " Trotters ", he completed eight seasons and made especially with Joe Smith an effective attack formation. With his goal in the FA Cup final of 1923, he made ​​history as he was the first player who scored a goal in Wembley Stadium. In the following year he made his debut in the England team and shot in the further course in a total of nine games, three goals for his country.

In 1926 he won with Bolton again the FA Cup and two years later by Herbert Chapman - bound for a then-record transfer fee of 10,890 pounds, the record was nearly doubled - the coach of Arsenal FC. The historical record, according to the transfer of Chapman in a legendary negotiation was sealed with the club's management by Bolton in a hotel bar. Chapman made ​​his opponents drunk with gin and tonic and abandoned himself to the gin.

Jack immediately became a reinforcement in Highbury, was the beginning of his time constantly on there team regular in the late 1920s and early 1930s, the best club scorer. He won three British championships and another FA Cup. With the season 1933/34, his successful career was with the last championship in 1934 to end. In total he scored in 208 games for Arsenal 124 hits, which he is the ninth top scorer in the club's history today.

After his retirement as an active soccer player he moved into coaching business and moreover managed from May 1934 to August 1940 the club Southend United and November 1944 to April 1952 the Middlesbrough FC. At the age of 59 years he died in 1958.

Achievements

• English Championship: 1931, 1933, 1934
• English Cup: 1923, 1926, 1930