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    John Duckworth

    Surname Duckworth
    Forename(s) John
    Position(s) Right Wing
    Attributes

    b. Blackburn 6 October 1857
    d. Blackburn 4 December 1920
     

    Career

    Debut  5 October 1878 (20y 364d) Final Game 19 September 1885
    First Goal 18 October 1879 Final Goal 20 November 1883
    CAREER: St John’s School;James Street;Blackburn Rovers Oct'78.
    HONOURS FAC los (Blackburn Rovers) ’82.
     

    Playing Statistics

    FAC      13 apps 7 gls
    LC         23 apps 8 gls
     

    Summary

    Jack Duckworth a flying right winger arrived from James Street before that club merged into Blackburn Olympic. He was well established in the team by the time the club reached its first English cup final in 1882 but lost his place to Joe Lofthouse. The demands of earning a living, he worked as a letter press printer, interfered with his football and he retired in 1883, although he returned the following season to help in three games.  The son of a tax collector, he was licensee of the St John's Tavern in Union Street for over thirty years and never lived anywhere other than in Blackburn. He was of slight build and a problem of his game was that he was often deterred by rough play.

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