Bill Jaques
English footballer
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Jaques | ||
Date of birth | (1888-12-08)8 December 1888 | ||
Place of birth | Erith, Kent, England | ||
Date of death | 6 June 1925(1925-06-06) (aged 36)[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1909–1911 | Northfleet United | ||
1911–1914 | Coventry City | ||
1914–1922 | Tottenham Hotspur | 138 | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bill Jaques also known as Jacques (8 December 1888 – 6 June 1925) was a professional footballer who played for Northfleet United (where he won the Kent Senior Cup in 1910), Coventry City and Tottenham Hotspur.[3]
Football career
Jaques signed for Tottenham from Coventry in 1914. The reliable goal keeper played a total of 138 matches in all competitions for the club between 1914 and 1922.[4] He was a regular in the Second Division championship winning side of 1919–20.
Honours
Tottenham Hotspur
References
- ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1925 (Haanen-Kyte ed.). p. 373.
- ^ The Vagrant (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Tottenham Hotspur". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 137. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
- ^ A-Z of Tottenham Hotspur players Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 10 February 2009.