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BOB JACK

Note: 1) At least two sources say that he also played for Burslem Port Vale before joining Argyle, but others suggest that this was not the case. (2) At least one record book says that all four goals in the match at Northampton on 9th Sep 1905 were scored by Fred Buck. However, the match reports in the Western Morning News, Western Evening Herald and many national newspapers show that the second goal was scored by Bob Jack. The totals for each player are therefore different from those in many record books. (3) At least two record books list Argyle's goalscorers for the FA Cup match against Freemantle on 14th Nov 1903 as Peddie (2), Winterhalder and Picken (2), but reports of the match in the Western Morning News, Western Evening Herald and other newspapers clearly describe the goals by Peddie, Picken (2), Jack and Anderson. The overall goal totals for Peddie, Winterhalder, Jack and Anderson are therefore different from some other sources.

Full Name: Robert Jack

Born: 04 April 1876

1. Came from: Glossop Went to: Appointed Manager

1. First game: 01 September 1903 Last game: 28 April 1906

2. Came from: Southend Went to: Manager

2. First game: 03 December 1910 Last game: 03 December 1910

Appearances: 105 (105/0) Goals: 9

Jack began his playing career with his hometown side Alloa Athletic in 1891, and also represented Fifeshire, before spending six seasons with Bolton Wanderers. He made 110 appearances whilst at Burnden Park, scoring 29 goals from his position of outside-left and establishing himself as one of the fastest wingers in the country.

A serious ankle injury ended his time at Bolton and in 1901 he signed for Preston North End. After a single season with The Lilywhites he had a similar stint at Glossop before becoming Argyle's first professional footballer in 1903. The Argyle handbook of 1904-05 describes him as "our famous flier, probably last season was the best in the player's history". After the departure of Frank Brettell in 1905 he became player-manager but left after just one season following a disagreement with the board.

Moving to Southend United, again as player-manager, he played for four more seasons before he was persuaded to return to Argyle in 1910 to once again take the helm. He made one further appearance on the pitch but became a true club legend - undoubtedly the greatest of them all - after a further 28 years in charge.

Jack's sons David and Rollo also played for Argyle.

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APPEARANCE DETAILS [reselect competitions]

The details below reflect appearances in all first-team competitions.

I'm very grateful to many who have helped write GoS-DB's player pen-pictures, and to Dave Rowntree, the PAFC Media Team and Colin Parsons for their help with photos. Thanks also to staff at the National Football Museum, the Scottish Football Museum and ScotlandsPeople for their valuable assistance.

The following publications have been particularly valuable in the research of pen-pictures: Plymouth Argyle, A Complete Record 1903-1989 (Brian Knight, ISBN 0-907969-40-2); Plymouth Argyle, 101 Golden Greats (Andy Riddle, ISBN 1-874287-47-3); Football League Players' Records 1888-1939 (Michael Joyce, ISBN 1-899468-67-6); Football League Players' Records 1946-1988 (Barry Hugman, ISBN 1-85443-020-3) and Plymouth Argyle Football Club Handbooks.

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